Patent ID: 7796141

Claim:
A method of proportionally reducing the size and area of an operating system's active content area of a desktop display with all functions operational, while maintaining a complete, intact view of the desktop (display intact) including the functional controls that provide access to resident applications and documents, comprising: deploying a two dimensional persistent portal graphical user interface, each dimension having a number of pixels, into a blanked area resulting from the proportionate reduction in the active content area, comprising: a. adjusting parameters for the desktop display area residing inside of, but not including an overseen border, by a number of pixels that equals the required area to be occupied by the persistent portal interface when deployed; b. addressing the operating system settings for a video mode or monitor resolution for said required pixels within said active content area to facilitate activation of features and functions of the operating system; and wherein the persistent portal interface interacts with the operating system to facilitate activation of features and functions of the operating system.