Patent ID: 6310603
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: G06F,G09G

Abstract:
A method in a computer system for enabling the display of an image on a video display system in an area outside of a first display area controlled by a computer operating system, the computer operating system presenting a user interface that occupies a portion of the first display area, the video display system having a total displayable area of which the first display area is a part, comprising:modifying the total displayable area of the video display system to include a second display area by adjusting the parameters of the video display system to increase the number of displayable pixels in at least one dimension of the displayable area to less than or equal to the maximum number of pixels that can be effectively displayed by the video display system;locating additional video display memory to correspond to the additional displayable pixels of the second display area, thereby creating an increased amount of video display memory that is addressable;writing the image to the video display memory, such that at least a portion of the image is written to the additional video display memory; andtransferring the video display memory contents to the video display system to display the image in conjunction with the user interface.