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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2001
Jennifer L. Melin, Boise, ID (US);
Brent Blazek, Meridian, ID (US);
Chris Mesa, Meridian, ID (US);
Richard Burgin, Meridian, ID (US);
Jennifer L. Melin, Boise, ID (US);
Brent Blazek, Meridian, ID (US);
Chris Mesa, Meridian, ID (US);
Richard Burgin, Meridian, ID (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A computer program and method for controlling the manner in which an operating system associated with a computer launches a plurality of application programs. Briefly described, one of many possible embodiments is a computer program for use in a computer having an operating system. The computer program may comprise code for: determining application programs that are to be launched by the operating system; determining a program launch procedure associated with the application programs, the program launch procedure defining a sequence in which the application programs are to be launched by the operating system, the sequence based on the functionality of at least one of the application programs; and launching the application programs with the operating system based on the program launch procedure.