GUI SCREEN SHARING BETWEEN REAL PCS IN THE REAL WORLD AND VIRTUAL PCS IN THE VIRTUAL WORLD

• US 20090172557A1
• Filed: 01/02/2008
• Published: 07/02/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/02/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Muta, Hidemasa
• Application Number:
  US11/968,245
• Publication Number:
  US 20090172557A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/740
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/452 Remote windowing, e.g. X-Window System, desktop virtualisation protocols for virtual reality H04L67/131
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/022 Centralised management of display operation, e.g. in a server instead of locally
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports

Abstract

A computer program product stored on machine readable media including machine executable instructions for sharing a graphical user interface (GUI) between a physical computer and a computer defined in software, includes instructions for: pasting a replicated image of the GUI from the physical computer into a representation of a display of the computer defined in software. A system and another computer program product are provided.

Claims

1. A computer program product stored on machine readable media and comprising machine executable instructions for sharing a graphical user interface (GUI) between a physical computer and a computer defined in software, the product comprising instructions for:

pasting a replicated image of the GUI from the physical computer into a representation of a display of the computer defined in software.

2. The computer program product as in claim 1, further comprising instructions for locating an arrow-type object in the computer defined in software.

3. The computer program product as in claim 1, further comprising instructions for synchronizing a change in the GUI of the physical computer with the GUI of the computer defined in software.

4. The computer program product as in claim 1, further comprising instructions for remote control of the computer defined in software.

5. The computer program product as in claim 1, wherein the physical computer defines a real world computer

6. The computer program product as in claim 1, wherein the computer defined in software defines a virtual world computer.

7. The computer program product as in claim 1, further comprising instructions for at least one of:

calculating differences between displays;

obtaining drawing information;

determining a difference drawing;

streaming video;

pointer movement;

receiving input and generating output for at least one of the physical computer and the computer defined in software.

8. The computer program product as in claim 1, wherein the representation is at least one of machine readable instructions and a graphical object.

9. A system for providing a physical display and an electronic representation of a display, the system comprising:

a processing system for executing machine executable instructions; and

a computer program product stored on machine readable media and comprising machine executable instructions for sharing a graphical user interface (GUI) between the physical display and a display defined in software, the product comprising instructions for;

pasting a replicated image of the GUI from the physical display into a representation of the display of the computer defined in software.

10. The system as in claim 9, comprising at least one of a server, a processor, and a network.

11. A computer program product stored on machine readable media and comprising machine executable instructions for sharing a graphical user interface (GUI) between a physical computer and a computer defined in software, the product comprising instructions for:

pasting a replicated image of the GUI from the physical computer into a representation of a display of the computer defined in software;

locating an arrow-type object in the computer defined in software;

synchronizing a change in the GUI of the physical computer with the GUI of the computer defined in software;

synchronizing a change of pointer position of the physical computer with the pointer position of the computer defined in software;

remotely controlling the computer defined in software; and

at least one of;

calculating differences between displays;

obtaining drawing information;

determining a difference drawing;

streaming video;

pointer movement;

receiving input and generating output for at least one of the physical computer and the computer defined in software;

wherein the physical computer defines a real world computer and the computer defined in software defines a virtual world computer.