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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2011
Filed:
May. 22, 2006
Andrew J. Fuller, Redmond, WA (US);
Matthew P. Rhoten, Kirkland, WA (US);
Niels Van Dongen, Seattle, WA (US);
Gregory H. Parks, Redmond, WA (US);
Andrew J. Fuller, Redmond, WA (US);
Matthew P. Rhoten, Kirkland, WA (US);
Niels Van Dongen, Seattle, WA (US);
Gregory H. Parks, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
An auxiliary processing state of a computing device provides an auxiliary display within a primary display device of the computing device. As such, a computing device can switch from a primary processing state (e.g., full power, full operating system, full functionality) to an auxiliary processing state and yet still provide a user interface through the primary display device. The auxiliary processing state may employ a different processor than the primary processing state. Alternatively, auxiliary processing state and the primary processing state may employ different processing modes of the same processor. Transitions between the auxiliary display of the auxiliary processing state and the primary display of the primary processing state may be transitioned to preserve some consistency between the two displays.