Patents by Inventor Gregory G. Huntzinger

Gregory G. Huntzinger has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4761642
    Abstract: An apparatus for displaying the display outputs of a plurality of simultaneously active computer processes in corresponding windows on a single screen includes a microcomputer, a display screen and display system software. The software represents a plurality of virtual terminals, one corresponding to each active process, for emulating the operation of real terminals communicating with the processes. Each virtual terminal maintains a display list comprising a set of instructions defining a display on a screen according to the output from the corresponding process. The software also includes a screen process for maintaining a subrectangle list comprising a set of instructions for allocating window portions of the screen to the displays defined by the separate display lists. A display list processor is provided for creating the windows on the screen according to the display and subrectangle lists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1988
    Assignee: Tektronix, Inc.
    Inventor: Gregory G. Huntzinger