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Automatic configuration of multiple monitor systems

  • US 8,963,801 B1
  • Filed: 09/17/2013
  • Issued: 02/24/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method, comprising:

  • a computer, forming an output to be displayed on one or more computer screens;

    automatically determining if only one computer screen is attached to said computer or if two computer screens are attached to said computer;

    responsive to said automatically determining that only one computer screen is attached to said computer, first arranging said output for said computer screen to automatically fit on a single computer screen;

    responsive to said automatically determining that two computer screens are attached to said computer, second arranging said output such that the same content that fits on the single computer screen in said first arranging, is changed to fit on two separate computer screens and where at least a part of the content is on each of said two separate computer screens according to a priority that sets, for different programs, how to set outputs for those different programs on the two computer screens, and where a first output on the two computer screens for a first program is different than a second output on the two computer screens for a second program, and where the priority sets how the output will be set on the two computer screens when both said first program and said second program are running, according to which of said first program or said second program has a higher priority; and

    responsive to said first arranging and/or said second arranging, outputting said content to display said content.

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