Patent ID: 7711864

Claim:
A method of operating a data processing system, the method comprising: receiving a signal indicating a transition to a first mode from a second mode, the first mode being configured to operate at least one component of the data processing system beyond a specified normal operating parameter and providing a sequence of video images through a port at a rate of at least 15 frames per second, and the second mode being configured to operate all components of the data processing system within specified normal operating parameters; providing, in response to the signal, a notification, caused by a first software driver for a first component, to at least a second software driver for a second component to cause the second software driver to configure the second component to operate in the first mode, wherein the notification occurs at least before the transition, and wherein the second software driver registers for the notification and wherein the data processing system is a handheld data processing system having a housing which occupies a volume of less than 6 inches by 4 inches by 1 inch and wherein the handheld data processing system comprises: a display integrated into the housing and coupled to a processing system in the housing; an input device on the housing and coupled to the processing system; and a cellular telephone transceiver coupled to the processing system.