Computer system for operating plural applications and display devices

Patent 6137490 Issued on October 24, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date:

December 10, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Shishido, Hironobu

Assignee

Tsubasa System Co., Ltd.

Application

No. 763242 filed on 12/10/1996

US Classes:

345/690, Intensity or color driving control (e.g., gray scale)345/1.1PLURAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS

Examiners

Primary: Bayerl, Raymond J.
Assistant: Bautista, X. L.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Jones & Askew

Foreign Patent References

0 112 050 EP. 06/13/1984
6-83563 JP. 04/13/1992
4-170585 JP. 06/13/1992
6-332653 JP. 05/13/1993
WO 92/03816 WO. 03/13/1992
WO 95/03600 WO. 02/13/1995

International Classes

G06F 003/00
G09G 005/10

Foreign Application Priority Data

1995-12-11 JP

Abstract

An operator switches over an application and inputs data through a keyboard 1. Each of CRTs 2 and 3 displays the application and the data inputted by the input unit. A control unit 11 executes processing and switchover of the application, executes processing of the input data and the input key from the keyboard 1, and executes display processing on the CRTs 2 and 3.

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