Patent ID: 6426762
Filing Date: 2002-07-30
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for enabling the display of an image on a video display system in an area outside of a display area controlled by a computer operating system, the computer operating system presenting a user interface that occupies at least a portion of the display area, the video display system having a total displayable area of which the display area controlled by the computer operating system 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; when the modified displayable area is larger than before modification, locating additional video display memory to correspond to the second display area, thereby creating an increased amount of video display memory that is addressable; allocating the modified displayable area between the display area that is controlled by operating system user interface and the second display area; writing the image to the video display memory that corresponds to the second display area in accordance with the allocation of the modified displayable area; and transferring the video display memory contents to the video display system so that the image is displayed in conjunction with the operating system user interface and outside of the control of the operating system user interface.