Patent ID: 7158140
Filing Date: 2007-01-02
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of displaying active video on a computer system, the method comprising the steps of: receiving at a first video graphics adapter (VGA) a first frame of active video from a video source; rendering at least a first portion of the first frame of active video at the first VGA in response to a first control signal, wherein the first control signal is a signal specifying a window location for displaying the active video; storing at least a first portion of the active video in a video memory in a memory location mapped to the first VGA; rendering at least a second portion of the first frame of video at a second VGA in response to a second control signal and storing at least the second portion of the active video in a video memory in a memory location mapped to the first VGA; and sending the first frame of data over a local bus of the first VGA and the first video graphics adapter sending a portion of the first frame for the second video graphics adapter via a non-local bus.