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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 13, 1995
Stephen T Eagen, Rochester, MN (US);
Harvey G Kiel, Rochester, MN (US);
Nelson A Martel, Jr, Stewartville, MN (US);
William C Rapp, Rochester, MN (US);
Schuman M Shao, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for incorporating windowing techniques into computer systems having a host processor executing applications programs, and interconnected through a plurality of controllers to a number of non-programmable and programmable terminals, by distributing the processing steps required for windowing between the host processor and the controllers; the host processor generates a data stream defining the window parameters, the data stream is receivable by controllers for either programmable or non-programmable terminals, each controller being adapted to construct and display the window on the display screen(s) which it controls.