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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
May. 02, 2007
Zhenbin Xu, Sammamish, WA (US);
Peter A. Gurevich, Woodinville, WA (US);
Joseph S. Laughlin, Redmond, WA (US);
Andrei Pascovici, Bellevue, WA (US);
David A. Mccalib, Woodinville, WA (US);
Sandra G. Roberts, Bellevue, WA (US);
Zhenbin Xu, Sammamish, WA (US);
Peter A. Gurevich, Woodinville, WA (US);
Joseph S. Laughlin, Redmond, WA (US);
Andrei Pascovici, Bellevue, WA (US);
David A. McCalib, Woodinville, WA (US);
Sandra G. Roberts, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The present visibility-aware service reduces power-intensive activities when a window associated with the visibility-aware service is not visible. The window is not visible when the window is minimized or when the window is switched from a foreground position to a background position on a display.