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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 06, 1994
John A Cook, Austin, TX (US);
Stephanie L Jensen, Austin, TX (US);
James A Miller, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Gary L Wiseman, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for interfacing between a plurality of application programs and at least one display adapter having functions for supporting a display, the apparatus including first driver apparatus providing an interface from a first one of the application programs to functions of a display adapter, second driver apparatus providing an interface from a second one of the application programs to functions of the display adapter, and access apparatus, coupled to both driver apparatus and to the display adapter, for providing both driver apparatus common access to selected functions of said display adapter. In addition, a method of interfacing between a plurality of application programs and at least one display adapter having functions for supporting a display, the method including the steps of providing a first interface from a first one of the application programs to functions of a display adapter, providing a second interface from a second one of the application programs to functions of the display adapter, and providing common access from the first and second interfaces to selected functions of the display adapter.