Patent ID: 6229523
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: G09G,H04N

Abstract:
A computer program product for displaying DVD highlight and button information in a digital versatile disc system, the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code thereon, comprising:program code for creating a pixel bitmap and for loading each location within the bitmap with a pixel value corresponding to one of four DVD pixel types including Pattern, Background, Emphasis 1, or Emphasis 2,program code for creating a color palette capable of storing at least five color/contrast combinations within locations indicated by color palette addresses, each pixel value corresponding to an address within the color palette,program code for modifying some, but not all, of the pixel values within selected bitmap locations associated with a single DVD pixel type to a new pixel value which is not one of the four DVD pixel types, andprogram code for loading color/contrast values to a location within the color palette, the address of the color palette location corresponding to the new pixel value within the selected bitmap locations.