Abstract: An apparatus comprising a display, input device, display processor, and command processor. The display may receive a composite display signal and render a composite image corresponding thereto viewable by a user. The input device may receive commands from a user. The display processor may receive display signals of disparate forms from each of various electronic devices, generate the composite display signal to define multiple windows wherein each of the display signal corresponds to at least one window, and transmit the composite display signal to the display. The command processor may be configured to selectively control, according to the commands received from a user through the input device, the relative size, position, or the like of each window presented on the display.

Abstract: A method for integrating the monitoring and control of multiple subsystems. The method may include receiving a plurality of display signals, generating a composite display signal defining a plurality of windows, and transmitting the composite display signal to a display. Typically, within the composite display signal, each display signal corresponds to at least one window. The method may further include receiving commands from a user, forming a layout by controlling, according to the commands, the relative size, position, etc. of each window, and saving the layout for recall and future use.