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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2012
Applicants:
Daniel B. Jump, Redmond, WA (US);
Brian T. Carver, Kirkland, WA (US);
David C. Leblanc, Monroe, WA (US);
Inventors:
Daniel B. Jump, Redmond, WA (US);
Brian T. Carver, Kirkland, WA (US);
David C. LeBlanc, Monroe, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/48 (2006.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06F 21/60 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/4843 (2013.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G06F 21/60 (2013.01); G06F 21/6218 (2013.01);
Abstract
A candidate identifier for a process is generated and an attempt is made to have a named object created that has a name that is the candidate identifier. In response to the attempt succeeding and the named object being created, the candidate identifier is used as an identifier for the process. In response to the attempt not succeeding and the named object not being created, the generating and attempting are repeated.