Patent ID: 7340682

Claim:
A method in a computer system for displaying the result of accessing data over a network in a second region of a video display system that is located outside of a first region of the video display system, the first region controlled by a computer operating system which presents a user interface in at least a portion of the first region, the second region being outside of the control of the operating system, comprising: executing a non-browser application that displays data in the second region of the video display system; retrieving data from a predetermined location on the network; displaying the retrieved data in the second region, so that the retrieved data is not overwritten by the user interface controlled by the operating system; upon receiving an indication to display the retrieved data in a large area, displaying the retrieved data in a third region that overlays the first region instead of displaying the retrieved data in the second region, the third region being outside of the control of the operating system; and displaying user interface components in the second region that control the display of the retrieved data in the third region.