Patent ID: 8593427

Claim:
A method, comprising displaying first information in an available display area comprising a first portion of a display screen and associated sensors in a configuration having a plurality of portions, comprising the first portion of the display screen and associated sensors, which is configured in a powered-on state to perform display functions and receive user input, and a second portion of the display screen and associated sensors, which is configured in a powered-off state and incapable of receiving user input; responsive to a user indication in the in the first portion, adding the second portion to the available display area by transitioning the second portion to the powered-on state to perform display functions and receive user input; displaying second information in the second portion; generating the second information by mathematically upscaling the first information, wherein the second information comprises a portion of the first information upscaled for display in both the second portion and the first portion; and displaying third information in the first portion, wherein the third information comprises a portion of the first information upscaled for display in both the second portion and the first portion.