Overscan user interface

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1997-11-21

2000-01-25

Sax, Steven

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Display peripheral interface input device

Light pen for fluid matrix display panel

345113, G06F 314

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060183322

ABSTRACT:
A method for creating and accessing a graphical user interface in the overscan area outside the area of the display normally visible to users of the common operating systems. This normal display area is generally known as the "desktop". The desktop serves as the graphical user interface to the operating system. The desktop displays images representing documents and applications available to the user (icons). The desktop is restricted in the common environments to a predetermined set of resolutions (e.g., 640.times.480, 800.times.600, 1024.times.768) as defined by VGA and SuperVGA standards. Displayable borders outside this area are the overscan.

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