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AssigneexSides Corporation
InventorsJason M. Smith, D. David Nason
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A computer display controller arbitrates between multiple environments in a computer system to apportion display space between the multiple environments. The display controller may be implemented in hardware, firmware, or software, and determines display space allocation based on requests or requirements of each of the environments. If only one environment is active, the display controller may allocate the entire display space to the first environment. When a second environment is activated, display parameters may be dynamically provided to the display controller or previously provided to the display controller for storage and subsequent use. The display controller apportions the total displayable area to accommodate both environments and if necessary alters the display parameters of the first environment to accommodate the display needs of the second environment. The process may be extended to additional environments and may operate satisfactorily with computer systems having multiple displays. The display controller may allocate the entire display space to a particular environment, or only a portion of the display space for a particular environment on a single or multiple display device system.
An apparatus operating on a processor using a memory for displaying data from multiple environments on a display device having a total display area, the apparatus comprising:
A computer-readable media comprising computer instructions for displaying data from multiple environments on a display device having a total display area, the computer-readable media comprising to cause a processor to:
A method operating on a multi-processor computer system for displaying data from multiple environments on a display device having a total display area, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.