Patent ID: 6909406
Filing Date: 2005-06-21
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A system for selecting the mode of presentation for information from an information handling system, the information handling system having a CPU, a BIOS, an I/O device and a display, the system comprising: a graphical user interface presented on the display, the graphical user interface having a presentation button operable for selection by the I/O device; a presentation dynamic link library in communication with the presentation button and called for operation on the CPU upon selection of the presentation button; a presentation module residing on the BIOS and accessable by the presentation dynamic link library, the presentation module operable to command detection of one or more presentation devices interfaced with the information handling system and selection of one or more of the presentation devices for presentation of the information; and an application programming interface communicating with the selected presentation device to configure the resolution for the selected presentation device.