Method and apparatus for providing a picture-in-picture (pip) overlay window on a single physical monitor

An apparatus for providing a picture-in-picture overlay on a single monitor comprising:

• memory comprising stored executable instructions that define an operating system and a graphics driver;
• at least one processor, in operative communication with the memory, configured to execute the stored instruction defining the operating system and the graphics driver;
• a graphics processor, in operative communication with the memory and the processor,
• the processor when executing the graphics driver causes the graphics driver to:
• display content of a first primary swap chain of the single physical monitor;
• report to an operating system (OS), a display level request for a fake connection to a non-existent second monitor;
• and
• display on the single physical monitor a virtual display defined by a second primary swap chain of the non-existent second monitor, as a PIP overlay window on the displayed content of the first primary swap chain on the single physical monitor.

A non-transitory storage medium comprising stored executable instructions that when executed by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to operate as a graphics driver that:

• displays content of a first primary swap chain of a single physical monitor;
• reports to an operating system (OS), a display level request for a fake connection to a non-existent second monitor;
• and
• displays on the single physical monitor a virtual display defined by a second primary swap chain of the non-existent second monitor, as a PIP overlay window on the displayed content of the first primary swap chain on the single physical monitor.