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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 29, 1995
Randy Buswell, Milpitas, CA (US);
Carol A Fox, Fremont, CA (US);
Bill Gay, Piedmont, CA (US);
Sui M Lam, Fremont, CA (US);
Curtis Schwebke, San Jose, CA (US);
Yih-Shyoun Wey, Fremont, CA (US);
Wyse Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A video display terminal capable of operating with a graphical user interface such as Windows.RTM. provides windowing functionality to permit use of popular applications programs resident on a server, without requiring more than application data to be transmitted from the server, and keyboard and mouse information to be transmitted from the terminal to the server. In addition, a method for updating terminal operating characteristics over a communications link from a host is disclosed. Finally, method and apparatus are disclosed for implementing multiple personalities within a terminal and switching among such personalities.