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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2004
Applicants:
Alexander Medvedev, Austin, TX (US);
Rashmi Narasimhan, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Alexander Medvedev, Austin, TX (US);
Rashmi Narasimhan, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/048 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method, computer program product, and a data processing system for activating a screensaver in a data processing system is provided. A timeout value that defines an idle interval after which a screensaver is to be activated is set. An analysis of contents of a video memory is performed. The timeout value is adjusted responsive to the analysis.