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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2004
Daniel Kogan, Issaquah, WA (US);
Robin Smith, Bothell, WA (US);
Chris White, Redmond, WA (US);
Michal Piaseczny, Bellevue, WA (US);
Daniel Kogan, Issaquah, WA (US);
Robin Smith, Bothell, WA (US);
Chris White, Redmond, WA (US);
Michal Piaseczny, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A computing device includes an operating system that manages an application and maintains threads relating thereto, where each thread has assigned attributes and the operating system executes each thread according to each attribute thereof. An interface process of the application receives a thread with a request for the application, sets an attribute of the request/thread to enforce a limitation within the application, and forwards the request/thread to the application for further processing in accordance with the limitation to produce a result. The interface process thereafter receives the same thread with the result from the application, resets the attribute of the result/thread to remove the limitation outside of the application, and forwards the result/thread for delivery to the requester. Thus, the interface process ensures by way of setting and resetting the attribute on the thread that the limitation on the application is satisfied.