Patent ID: 8316308
Filing Date: 2012-11-20
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04M,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A bridge system for auxiliary display devices connected to a computer, comprising: a main computer running a plurality of mini-programs, each mini-program sending items of information of a specific nature from the main computer to a corresponding auxiliary display device, for presentation to a user; a plurality of auxiliary display devices, each auxiliary display device comprising an auxiliary screen and each auxiliary display device having user interface visual elements, for receiving items of information from the corresponding plurality of mini-programs, and for displaying the items of information on said auxiliary screens according to the corresponding user interface visual elements; and at least one bridge device coupled to said main computer, each bridge device also coupled to at least two of said auxiliary display devices, each bridge device comprising a bridge screen, and each bridge device receiving a description of user interface visual elements from each of the auxiliary display devices coupled thereto and receiving items of information for display from each mini-program corresponding to an auxiliary display device coupled thereto, forwarding each received item of information to the corresponding auxiliary display device, and displaying each received item of information on said bridge screen according to the user interface visual elements of the corresponding auxiliary display device.