Patent ID: 7315307

Claim:
A method for an executable to transform first display information provided by a first display source distinct from the executable, the first display source associated with a first display memory surface set, the first display memory surface set distinct from a presentation surface set associated with a display device, the first display source releasing the first display information in the first display memory surface set, a graphics arbiter transferring second display information from an output display memory surface set to the presentation surface set associated with the display device, the method comprising: gathering the first display information from the first display memory surface set associated with the first display source; transforming the first display information using alpha information to merge the first display information and the second display information; transferring the transformed display information to the output display memory surface set, wherein transferring the display information comprises, sending to the cutout display a pixel in a set that corresponds to a primary overlay surface if the pixel in the set that corresponds to the primary overlay surface matches a color key, and sending to the output display the pixel in the set that corresponds to a primary presentation surface if the pixel in the set that corresponds to the primary overlay surface does not match the color key; and displaying the transformed display information on a display device.