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Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016

Filed:

Dec. 16, 2013
Applicant:

Vmware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);

Inventors:

Salim AbiEzzi, Sammamish, WA (US);

Ole Agesen, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Assignee:

VMware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/443 (2011.01); G06F 9/455 (2006.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/478 (2011.01); H04N 21/436 (2011.01); A63F 13/355 (2014.01); A63F 13/32 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4437 (2013.01); A63F 13/32 (2014.09); A63F 13/355 (2014.09); G06F 9/45558 (2013.01); H04N 21/4104 (2013.01); H04N 21/4122 (2013.01); H04N 21/431 (2013.01); H04N 21/43615 (2013.01); H04N 21/4781 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45595 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and techniques are described for multi-user support on set top boxes and game consoles. A described technique includes executing a hypervisor that monitors a plurality of virtual machines that execute a set top box operating system or a game console operating system, providing a selection menu to a first display device, receiving a first selection of a first virtual machine, executing the first virtual machine, providing a first stream of content for a first user interface of the first virtual machine to the first display device, providing the selection menu to a second display device, receiving a second selection of a second virtual machine, executing the second virtual machine, and providing a second stream of content for a second user interface of the second virtual machine to the second display device while providing the first stream to the first display device.


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