Overscan user interface
US6018332A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 21, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2320/08
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
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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