SIMULTANEOUS SCREEN SAVER OPERATIONS
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1. A method comprising:
- executing a plurality of screen saver program instances to display a plurality of separately visible screen saver images using a single display device at substantially the same time, wherein a dominant color is selectively assigned to at least one of the images using one of a random assignment or a user-selected assignment.
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Abstract
Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to execute a plurality of screen saver program instances to display a plurality of separately visible screen saver images using a single display device at substantially the same time. In some embodiments, some or all of the screen saver images are displayed in a plurality of non-overlapping display compartments. The images may be selectively assigned a dominant color, or color scheme. The compartments may have boundaries that can be selectively revised. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
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1. A method comprising:
executing a plurality of screen saver program instances to display a plurality of separately visible screen saver images using a single display device at substantially the same time, wherein a dominant color is selectively assigned to at least one of the images using one of a random assignment or a user-selected assignment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
executing a plurality of screen saver program instances to display a plurality of separately visible screen saver images in a corresponding plurality of non-overlapping display compartments using a single display device at substantially the same time, wherein a shape of at least one of the compartments is determined in response to user manipulation of compartment boundaries while the images are continuously displayed. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; a display device; a memory to store instructions which, when executed by the processor, result in displaying at least one screen saver image using the display device; and a screen saver management module to manage execution of a plurality of screen saver program instances to display, using the display device, a plurality of separately visible screen saver images, including the at least one screen saver image, at substantially the same time, wherein a display speed associated with any one or more of the screen saver program instances can be independently regulated by the screen saver management module according to a user-specified frame rate. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A machine-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform a method comprising:
executing a plurality of screen saver program instances to display a plurality of separately visible screen saver images using a single display device at substantially the same time, wherein a dominant color is selectively assigned to at least one of the images using one of a random assignment or a user-selected assignment. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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