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Method, apparatus and navigation apparatus for sharing display by plural operating systems

US7069519B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 25, 2000
Grant dateJun 27, 2006
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Expiry dateAug 19, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2360/125
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a display apparatus where a plurality of operating systems are operated on a single processor, the plurality of operating systems share one and the same display in different display environments one example of which is a color pallet. In order to implement this configuration, the display apparatus includes the following configuration components: The plurality of operating systems, a display switching processing unit for switching the displays of the plurality of operating systems, graphics-drawing frames corresponding to the plurality of operating systems, and a display environment changing processing unit for changing, in correspondence with the display switching performed by the display switching processing unit, the display environments such as the color pallet, a color mode, and a frame address.

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