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Abstract

In many computing scenarios, multiple users share a display to view and/or interact with content. Typically, one user provides input that interacts with the content; a second user can interact with the view only if the first user cedes control. Some interfaces permit split views, but typically support only a single input device that manipulates both panes. In the present disclosure, when a second user desires a different view of content during the first user's interaction, the device inserts a second view of the content into the display. Each view is associated with and manipulated by a particular user (e.g., via input devices associated with individual users) without altering the views of other users. The device may automatically manage the concurrent views, such as positioning and resizing; reflecting each user's perspective in other users' views; merging content changes; and terminating a view due to idleness or merging with another view.

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