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Method and system for exchanging data between computer systems and auxiliary displays

  • US 20060130075A1
  • Filed: 11/23/2004
  • Published: 06/15/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a computing environment having a main computer system and an auxiliary device coupled thereto, a system comprising:

  • an auxiliary platform on the main computer system, the auxiliary platform including, a) an application interface that receives calls from a program running on the main computer system, including a call having a set of at least one parameter corresponding to information to communicate to the auxiliary device, the set of at least one parameter independent of any particular auxiliary device hardware; and

    a device driver interface that couples the auxiliary platform to a device driver associated with the auxiliary device; and

    wherein the auxiliary platform converts the information into a format understood by the device driver such that the device driver forwards the information for communication to the auxiliary device.

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