Image Rendering Systems and Methods

1 . A gaming system, comprising:

a gaming module configured to generate and render gaming image data to a display device;

a communication module configured to generate viewport image data;

logic configured to intercept a rendering operation of the gaming module and to determine a location of the gaming image data, the logic further configured to generate combined image data by combining the gaming image data with the viewport image data and to perform a rendering operation for display of the combined image data to the display device.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the gaming module is virtual battlespace systems (VBS).

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the communication module is Scaleform GFx.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein logic monitors function calls of rendering logic.

5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein if a predetermined sequence of function calls is performed, the logic intercepts the rendering operation.

6 . A gaming method, comprising:

intercepting a rendering operation of a gaming module corresponding to gaming image data generated by a gaming module;

determining a location in memory of the gaming image data;

generating combined image data by combining the gaming image data with viewport image data;

performing a rendering operation for display of the combined image data to the display device.

7 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising generating gaming image data via Virtual Battlespace (VBS).

8 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising generating viewport image data via Scaleform GFx.

9 . The method of claim 6 further comprising monitoring function calls of rendering logic.

10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising wherein if a predetermined sequence of function calls is performed, intercepting the rendering operation.