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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2008
Nicholas A. Allen, Redmond, WA (US);
Stefan Batres, Sammamish, WA (US);
Jean-emile Elien, Bellevue, WA (US);
John A. Taylor, Bellevue, WA (US);
Nicholas A. Allen, Redmond, WA (US);
Stefan Batres, Sammamish, WA (US);
Jean-Emile Elien, Bellevue, WA (US);
John A. Taylor, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for coordinating application sate and communication mediums state. Embodiments of present invention provide a mechanism for a communication medium to provide a view of message content for a message (a peek) to an application along with the communication medium preventing further access to the message (a lock) until the application signals back how to handle the message. Thus, the communication medium indicates that the message is locked for the duration of processing at the application. Indicating that the message is locked significantly reduces the chance of the message being provided to another application (or another consumer of the same application) during the time the application is processing the view of message content.