Second Screen Presentation Community Group Proposed

The Second Screen Presentation Community Group has been proposed:

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The group\'s goal is to define an API that allows web applications to
use secondary screens to display Web content.  Phones, tablets, laptops
and other devices support ways to attach additional display screens. 
Common methods include attaching through video ports or HDMI, or
wirelessly through Miracast, WiDi, or AirPlay. Screens can also be
attached over a network.  For many of these techniques the operating
system hides how the screen is attached and provides ways for
applications to use the screens.   Native apps on an operating system
can easily use these additional screens without having to know how they
are attached to the device.  The goal of this CG is to define simple
APIs to request displaying an HTML page on the second screen and some
means for the launching page on the first screen to communicate with and
control the second page, wherever it is rendered.  That API should hide
the details of the underlying connection technologies and use familiar,
common web technologies for messaging.  The charter for this CG can be
found at:
https://github.com/webscreens/presentation-api/wiki/Second-Screen-Community-Group-Charter

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You are invited to support the creation of this group:
  http://www.w3.org/community/groups/proposed#webscreens

Once the group has a total of five supporters, it will be launched and
people can join to begin work. Once launched, the group will no longer
be listed as "proposed"; it will appear in the list of current groups:
  http://www.w3.org/community/groups/

In order to support the group, you will need a W3C account. To request one:
  http://www.w3.org/community/account/request

If you believe that there is an issue with this group that requires
the attention of the W3C staff, please send us email on
site-comments@w3.org.

Thank you,
W3C Community Development Team

Received on Tuesday, 5 November 2013 13:40:19 UTC