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Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2008

Filed:

Jun. 30, 2005
Applicant:

Brian J. Walker, Duvall, WA (US);

Inventor:

Brian J. Walker, Duvall, WA (US);

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/048 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Pausing a graphic processing operation in order to continue processing a thread on a different desktop. When a graphic processing unit (GPU) is lost when a screen saver desktop is activated, the buffer containing the video frame that is currently being processed is discarded and a device is attempted to be created on the screen saver desktop which enables continued graphic processing.


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