Abstract: A display device having a contiguous planar display is operable in a selectable mode in which the planar display has a first area functioning as a primary display and a second area coplanar with and smaller than the first area functioning as a secondary display separate from the primary display. A computing device is to operate the display device in the selectable mode by using the first area of the planar display as a primary graphical user interface (GUI) area and by using the second area of the planar display in the selectable mode as a secondary GUI area isolated from the primary GUI area.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a display stack comprising at least one layer to generate a digital display image. A front stack includes a position encoded contrast layer to provide a pattern of light in response to non-visible light applied to the position encoded contrast layer. The pattern of light encodes spatial information across a surface of the position encoded contrast layer. A hot mirror reflects the non-visible light applied to the position encoded contrast layer of the front stack and is optically transparent to visible light generated from the display stack.

Abstract: Remote gaming and/or projection are provided. A first device includes a gaming system or presentations associated with its display. The features of the gaming system are accessed over a network and images associated with accessed features and/or associated with presentations of a host's display are then projected onto a client's display. The client and the client's display are remote from the host, the gaming system, and the host's display.

Abstract: Remote gaming and/or projection are provided. A first device includes a gaming system or presentations associated with its display. The features of the gaming system are accessed over a network and images associated with accessed features and/or associated with presentations of a host's display are then projected onto a client's display. The client and the client's display are remote from the host, the gaming system, and the host's display.

Abstract: Remote gaming and/or projection are provided. A first device includes a gaming system or presentations associated with its display. The features of the gaming system are accessed over a network and images associated with accessed features and/or associated with presentations of a host's display are then projected onto a client's display. The client and the client's display are remote from the host, the gaming system, and the host's display.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a display stack comprising at least one layer to generate a digital display image. A front stack includes a position encoded contrast layer to provide a pattern of light in response to non-visible light applied to the position encoded contrast layer. The pattern of light encodes spatial information across a surface of the position encoded contrast layer. A hot mirror reflects the non-visible light applied to the position encoded contrast layer of the front stack and is optically transparent to visible light generated from the display stack.

Abstract: Remote gaming and/or projection are provided. A first device includes a gaming system or presentations associated with its display. The features of the gaming system are accessed over a network and images associated with accessed features and/or associated with presentations of a host's display are then projected onto a client's display. The client and the client's display are remote from the host, the gaming system, and the host's display.

Abstract: A system architecture for managing a group of heterogeneous workstations that may be widely dispersed geographically. A system according to the present teachings enables users to access remote workstations and run applications on the remote workstations transparently and enables seamless integration of remote desktop sharing and distributing desktops among heterogeneous workstations. The system also provides enforcement of protections among user and workstations, user account management and workstation allocation management. The present architecture is platform independent and enables workstations to be accessed from anywhere using a graphical user interface through the Internet.

Abstract: A method and system of controlling computer system external effects. At least some of the illustrative embodiments may be a computer system comprising a processor (wherein a computer system user interacting with software executed on the processor triggers a software event), and an external effects controller coupled to the processor (wherein the external effects controller controls at least one device being a purely aesthetic device or a non-aesthetic device operated in a manner for aesthetic reasons). The computer system user selectively associates the at least one device to the software event such that, if associated, upon occurrence of the software event an operational state of the at least one device is changed by the external effects controller.

Abstract: A graphic processor is connected to a main processor in a client device or in a host computer. The graphics processor executes software to to perform at least a portion of remote computing overhead associated with the remote computing session.

Abstract: A plurality of remote computing sessions is established on a computer. Each of the plurality of remote computing sessions has an associated client device. For each of the plurality of remote computing sessions, a virtual machine for the respective remote computing session is instantiated on the computer and software is executed on the virtual machine for the respective remote computing session. There is a display image for the respective remote computing session that comprises raster data. For each of the plurality of remote computing sessions, at least a portion of the raster data of the display image for the respective remote computing session is transmitted to the client device associated with the respective remote computing session. The client device associated with the respective remote computing session displays at least a portion of the raster data.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving, at a network processor unit included in a host device, raster data for a remote computing session executing on a main processor of the host device. The method further comprises compressing the raster data using remote computing software executing on a network processor included in the network processor unit and transmitting the compressed raster data to a client device for display thereby. In another embodiment, a method comprises receiving, at a network processor unit included in a client device, compressed raster data for a remote computing session executing on a host device. The client device comprises a main processor operable to execute first remote computing software operable to affect the remote computing session. The method further comprises decompressing the received compressed raster data using second remote computing software executing on a network processor included in the network processor unit.

Abstract: Remote gaming and/or projection are provided. A first device includes a gaming system or presentations associated with its display. The features of the gaming system are accessed over a network and images associated with accessed features and/or associated with presentations of a host's display are then projected onto a client's display. The client and the client's display are remote from the host, the gaming system, and the host's display.

Abstract: A remote network resource is contacted to acquire connection data. The connection data is associated with connecting a viewer to one or more senders. In response to the connection data, one or more connections are established between the viewer and the one or more senders. Graphical data is received over the connections from the one or more senders and presented to the viewer.

Abstract: A system and method for virtual device access in a graphics computer is disclosed. The present invention enables applications running on a graphics computer to access the graphics hardware device with no per-transaction performance cost. Each time an application attempts to access the graphics hardware device, a hardware control manager either gives the application access to the graphics hardware device if no other application is currently accessing the hardware, or alternatively, if another application is currently accessing hardware, the hardware control manager instructs a signal handler associated with the application attempting access to perform a graphics context switch with the currently accessing application before the hardware control manager will give permission to the application attempting access to access the graphics hardware device.