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Method and apparatus for supporting multiple NPT display sessions on a single address

  • US 6,366,262 B1
  • Filed: 03/07/1997
  • Issued: 04/02/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/13/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Apparatus for supporting multiple display sessions through a single address on a non-programmable-terminal (NPT), the NPT attached to a host computer by a work station controller (WSC), the improvement in the WSC comprising:

  • means for enabling shared addressing of multiple display sessions through the single address on the NPT;

    said shared addressing of multiple display sessions on the NPT enabling means including means for checking for a shared addressing request in set-up from the NPT and means responsive to an identified shared addressing request in set-up from the NPT for setting a shared addressing flag; and

    focus change command means for identifying a focus change request from the NPT for a requested display session of the multiple display sessions sharing the single address on the NPT and for changing focus to said requested display session of the multiple display sessions;

    only one of the multiple display sessions having the focus at any time.

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