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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2007
Eric J. Horvitz, Kirkland, WA (US);
Curtis G. Wong, Medina, WA (US);
Dale A. Sather, Seattle, WA (US);
Kenneth Reneris, Clyde Hill, WA (US);
Thaddeus C. Pritchett, Edmonds, WA (US);
Talal A. Batrouny, Sammamish, WA (US);
Eric J. Horvitz, Kirkland, WA (US);
Curtis G. Wong, Medina, WA (US);
Dale A. Sather, Seattle, WA (US);
Kenneth Reneris, Clyde Hill, WA (US);
Thaddeus C. Pritchett, Edmonds, WA (US);
Talal A. Batrouny, Sammamish, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The subject disclosure pertains to a multi-tasking interference system. A gatekeeper receives primary and secondary inputs, and a quantifier ascertains attention values associated with primary inputs and interruption values associated with secondary inputs. Attention values are ascertained based on attributes associated with primary inputs such as type or genre of media presentation, temporal location within media presentation, or a likelihood of impending commercials. Based on a comparison between attention values and interruption values the gatekeeper determines whether, when, and how to interrupt the primary input with the secondary input and accordingly thereafter interrupts the primary input with the secondary input based on the foregoing assessment.