COMPUTER NETWORK ARCHITECTURE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING DISPLAY DATA
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1. A display system comprising:
- a plurality of ultra-thin client devices, each of which is coupled to at least one display device; and
a data processing device coupled to the ultra-thin client devices over a general purpose data network, the data processing device being operable to transmit image data directly representing at least a portion of the image displayed on one or more of the display devices over the general purpose data network.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided having a plurality of ultra-thin client devices coupled to at least one display device and a data processing device coupled to the ultra-thin client devices over a general purpose data network, the data processing device being operable to transmit image data directly representing at least a portion of the image displayed on one or more of the display devices over the general purpose data network.
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21 Claims
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1. A display system comprising:
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a plurality of ultra-thin client devices, each of which is coupled to at least one display device; and a data processing device coupled to the ultra-thin client devices over a general purpose data network, the data processing device being operable to transmit image data directly representing at least a portion of the image displayed on one or more of the display devices over the general purpose data network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for generating display data for presentation on a plurality of display devices over a general purpose data network, the method comprising:
- generating graphical data for display on a display device; and
converting the graphical data into an image data format suitable for transmission over the general purpose data network, wherein the conversion of the graphical data includes; passing the graphical data to a kernel-mode graphics card driver emulator module, which maintains a framebuffer for at least one of the display devices; and passing data from the frame buffer to a user-mode helper application, which formats the image data in a the framebuffer into a format suitable for delivery directly across the general purpose data network.
- generating graphical data for display on a display device; and
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