Patent ID: 6117186
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for using and running a CD-ROM computer program on a computer having an operating system, a CD-ROM drive and a hard disk without installing the CD-ROM computer program on the hard disk, the CD-ROM computer program stored on a CD-ROM disk, the method comprising the steps of:executing a program stored on the CD-ROM disk;determining if the CD-ROM computer program has previously run on the computer;if the CD-ROM computer program has previously run on the computer, (a) retrieving from the hard disk a video frame size parameter, and (b) running the CD-ROM computer program on the computer wherein video playback is according to the video frame size parameter; andif the CD-ROM computer program has not previously run on the computer, (a) running a test video segment on the computer, (b) while running the test video segment, determining an optimum video frame size for the computer, (c) storing the optimum video frame size on the hard disk, and (d) running the CD-ROM computer program on the computer wherein video playback is according to the optimum video frame size.