Virtual machine system supporting a large number of displays

US9507618B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9507618-B2
Application numberUS-47553909-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 31, 2009
Priority dateMay 31, 2009
Publication dateNov 29, 2016
Grant dateNov 29, 2016

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A method and system for supporting multiple displays in a virtual machine (VM) environment are disclosed. The system includes a client device coupled to a server hosting one or more VMs. The client device may include multiple displays and a client display manager coupled to the displays. The client display manager may be operable to establish display connections with virtual devices of a VM, receive data generated by the VM via the display connections, and forward the data to a display controller of a relevant display.

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What is claimed is: 1. A host computer system comprising: a processor; a memory coupled to the processor; a plurality of virtual machines (VMs) associated with a plurality of remote client machines coupled to the host computer system via a network, wherein a VM of the plurality of VMs is executable from the memory to generate data to be transmitted via the network and rendered by a plurality of displays of a corresponding remote client machine; a plurality of virtual devices…

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What does patent US9507618B2 cover?
A method and system for supporting multiple displays in a virtual machine (VM) environment are disclosed. The system includes a client device coupled to a server hosting one or more VMs. The client device may include multiple displays and a client display manager coupled to the displays. The client display manager may be operable to establish display connections with virtual devices of a …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kamay Yaniv, Red Hat Israel Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F9/45558. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Nov 29 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).