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APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN VIRTUAL MACHINES

  • US 20110126139A1
  • Filed: 08/16/2010
  • Published: 05/26/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A virtual machine (VM) screen switching apparatus, comprising:

  • a virtual machine monitor; and

    a plurality of VMs, each VM comprising;

    a VM switching user interface provider configured to provide a user interface for enabling a user to select a next VM from the plurality of VMs, and configured to determine to display the next VM as a foreground, according to a user input signal;

    a VM screen renderer configured to;

    combine graphic data of a current VM being displayed as the foreground with graphic data of the next VM to be displayed; and

    create a screen displaying VM screen switching including the combined graphic data; and

    an output device driver configured to output the created screen to a display device.

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