Apparatus and method for persistent display interface
US7478341B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 19, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/451
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for maintaining a graphics display window on a display screen that will not be obscured by any other graphics display window. The graphic display apparatus comprises an arbiter, a gatekeeper and an access control table. The arbiter selects from among a plurality of computer applications requesting authorization on the display screen to display data. Authorization is granted via a persistence attribute. Once a persistence attributed is obtained, the graphics display window remains on the screen unobscured.
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