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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2002
Applicants:
Robert M. Fries, Redmond, WA (US);
Robert S. T. Gibson, Monroe, WA (US);
Eric J. Wolz, Bothel, WA (US);
Inventors:
Robert M. Fries, Redmond, WA (US);
Robert S. T. Gibson, Monroe, WA (US);
Eric J. Wolz, Bothel, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2006.01); G06F 9/46 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 9/44 (2006.01); H04N 7/173 (2006.01); H04N 7/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An arbiter component receives a request from a media control object for control of a media resource. The arbiter determines whether a media resource is available, and if a media resource is available, forwards the request to the available media resource. The control object may lock control of the media resource to maintain control of the media resource until the media control unlocks control of the media resource.