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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2003
Thomas C. Martyn, Woodinville, WA (US);
Richard L. Clark, Kirkland, WA (US);
Thomas C. Martyn, Woodinville, WA (US);
Richard L. Clark, Kirkland, WA (US);
Nvidia Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for managing window transparency for a computer display, making windows wholly transparent or semi-transparent, on a window-by-window basis. Window transparency is triggered by monitoring messages exchanged between a program and an operating system, or by a user action. Upon detection of a first message indicating that a window of the display should be transparent, a layered display mode for the window is initiated. Upon detection of a second message indicating that the window should no longer be transparent, the layered display mode for the window is terminated. The layered mode can be controlled by the operating system or by a graphics processor.