Positionally informative remote display selection interface
US9304784B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 9, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2356/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A user interface presented on a local display eases user discrimination between multiple remote displays connected to a remotely controlled computer, thereby easing selection of remote display(s) for remote viewing on the local display. The user interface can incorporate information indicating physical positional orientations of remote displays relative to each other, such as whether one remote display is physically located to the left of another remote display. The icons can additionally illustrate sizes of the remote displays relative to each other. Each remote display can be represented within a particular user interface icon as a rectangle whose size and position relative to the other remote display(s) reflect that remote display's actual physical size and position relative to those other remote display(s). Different icons can show different subsets of active and inactive remote monitors, and can be selected to activate different subsets of remote monitors for presentation on the local display.
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