Method and apparatus for managing resources for displays

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for managing multiple sink devices in a computer system, the method comprising:

• performing a discovery operation to identify one or more sink devices which are coupled to the computer system;
• wherein the discovery operation determines an interconnection topology between the computer system and the one or more sink devices, and wherein multiple sink devices can be coupled to the computer system through the same connector;
• associating the one or more sink devices with one or more frame buffers which are used to assemble content streams for the one or more sink devices;
• and
• driving the one or more sink devices through the one or more frame buffers.

A computer system that supports multiple sink devices, comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory;
• one or more displays;
• a graphics processing mechanism;
• and
• a video memory, wherein one or more frame buffers reside within the video memory;
• wherein the computer system is configured to perform a discovery operation to identify display devices which are coupled to the computer system, wherein the discovery operation determines an interconnection topology between the computer system and the one or more displays, and wherein multiple displays can be coupled to the computer system through the same connector;
• wherein the computer system is configured to associate the one or more displays with the one or more frame buffers which are used to assemble content streams for the one or more displays;
• and
• wherein the computer system is configured to drive the one or more displays through the one or more frame buffers.