Patent ID: 6348933
Filing Date: 2002-02-19
Classification: G06F,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
A single logical screen computer display system, comprising:a client process; a master server process, said master server process having a network connection to said client process; and first and second slave server host computers, said first and second slave server host computers having first and second slave server processes running therein, respectively, said first and second slave server processes each having a network connection to said master server process, and said first and second slave server processes controlling first and second display hardware, respectively, said first and second display hardware having first and second display resolutions, respectively; wherein said client process is operable to issue logical screen window system requests to said master server process, said logical screen window system requests directed to a single logical screen having a logical screen resolution that is higher than either of said first and second display resolutions; and wherein said master server process is operable to issue physical screen window system requests to said first and second slave server processes responsive to said logical screen window system requests, said physical screen window system requests for causing said first and second display hardware to display said single logical screen.