Patent ID: 6570595
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: G06F,G09G

Abstract:
In a computer system having a display device, a method of operation comprising:reserving at least on start-up/reset, a first portion of a display surface of said display device available for use by an operating system to facilitate shared displays for exclusive use by a first program, the display device comprising said display surface available for use by the operating system, and a surface area not available for use by the operating system, surrounding the display surface available for use by the operating system, the display surface available having a width and a height, and said reserving comprising reducing at least a selected one of said width and said height to reduce the display surface that is actually available to the operating system, with said first portion occupying the remainder of the display surface otherwise available for use by the operating system; and rendering contents in said reserved first portion of the display surface, by said first program, excluding all other programs from using said reserved first portion of the display surface.