Multiple display system
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1. A multiple display system comprising:
- a microcomputer having a mother board having a plurality of expansion slots therein and connected to a keyboard;
a plurality of display cards attached to said mother board and being operatively attached to each other;
a plurality of displays, one display being attached to each display card for operation thereby;
a synchronization generator card attached to one slot of said mother board for synchronizing said plurality of display cards;
a pointer device attached to said microcomputer for actuating each of said plurality of displays;
means for recognizing which display said pointer device is being used upon and to operate a plurality of displays with the pointer on any one of said displays; and
memory means for storing and retrieving analogue and digitized picture files and information and coordinate text on said stored analogue and digitized picture files, said memory means being coupled to said microcomputer having a plurality of display cards for displaying the stored analogue and coordinate digitized picture files and text.
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Abstract
A multiple display system having a single light pen made to operate with a plurality of synchronized monitors in an array. A determination of which monitor in the array the light pen is being used with, is made to allow simultaneous usage of the light pen on any of the monitors in the array. Other positioning or pointing input devices can be arranged to work with the array of monitors.
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1. A multiple display system comprising:
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a microcomputer having a mother board having a plurality of expansion slots therein and connected to a keyboard; a plurality of display cards attached to said mother board and being operatively attached to each other; a plurality of displays, one display being attached to each display card for operation thereby; a synchronization generator card attached to one slot of said mother board for synchronizing said plurality of display cards; a pointer device attached to said microcomputer for actuating each of said plurality of displays; means for recognizing which display said pointer device is being used upon and to operate a plurality of displays with the pointer on any one of said displays; and memory means for storing and retrieving analogue and digitized picture files and information and coordinate text on said stored analogue and digitized picture files, said memory means being coupled to said microcomputer having a plurality of display cards for displaying the stored analogue and coordinate digitized picture files and text. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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