Just the upload module as a control

Is there a way to just use the upload portion of the control, as a control on its own? 

I have a batch image upload requirement for a gallery that I wrote and I find that functionality works very well

We may release the upload portion as a separate control in the future but for now, you may instantiate the control with a root folder as your upload target and not add it to the page so it's not displayed. Then you can call the control's upload page (upload.aspx) with the target root folder as the parameter.

Is there any way that you could elaborate more on how to use the upload page without displaying the file vista control. Maybe a simple code sample?

Sorry, currently the upload page is integrated with the control so it's not possible to display it separately.

However, you may utilize the upload module as described Upload Problem