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Abstract

A system for displaying information with a uniform visual display appearance on a variety of computer display devices, regardless of varying display capabilities of the display devices and of whether the display devices are tethered to the computer system or are remote. The system acts as an intermediary between an application program and the display devices. The system first receives information from the application program that is to be displayed on one of the display devices. The system then determines the location and display capabilities of the display device, and generates appropriate instructions that will display the received information on the display device. These instructions are generated in such a manner as to compensate for the varying display capabilities of the display devices, thus allowing the information to appear with a uniform visual display appearance on any of the devices to which the information may be displayed. If the display device is tethered to the computer system via a physical connection, the system directly invokes the display interface to the display device. If the display device is instead a remote device that is not local and tethered, the system generates instructions to invoke the display interface to the remote device and transmits the instruction to the remote device using a communication interface. If the application program is responding to information received from a peripheral device, the system can select an appropriate display device on which to display the response information.

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