System and method for virtual displays

摘要

An operating system creates one or more virtual display interfaces for communication of display data and user input events between the application layer and one or more virtual display devices. The one or more virtual display devices are not physically connected to the computing system managed by the operating system. One or more applications are executed in an application layer. At least one of the one or more applications communicates display data to and receives user input events from at least one of the one or more display devices using at least one of the display interfaces. At least one other of the one or more applications communicates display data to and receives user input events from at least one of the one or more virtual display devices using at least one of the one or more virtual display interfaces.

主权项

1. A method, the method comprising:
using one or more processors to perform
creating, by an operating system, one or more display interfaces, wherein
the one or more display interfaces are interfaces for communication of display data and user input events between an application layer and one or more display devices,each of the one or more display devices is physically connected to a computing system managed by the operating system;creating, by the operating system, one or more virtual display interfaces for communication of display data and user input events between the application layer and one or more virtual display devices, wherein
the one or more virtual display devices are not physically connected to the computing system managed by the operating system; andexecuting one or more applications in the application layer, wherein
at least one of the one or more applications communicates display data to and receives user input events from at least one of the one or more display devices using at least one of the display interfaces, andat least one other of the one or more applications communicates display data to and receives user input events from at least one of the one or more virtual display devices using at least one of the one or more virtual display interfaces.