System and method for cross-environment interaction in a computerized graphical interface environment
US6091414A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/451
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for automatically adjusting priority assigned to execution of applications, tasks, or workspaces. A display of visual indicators is provided, corresponding to a differing task. By selecting an indicator, priority given to task execution is altered as the task is moved into a focused state as a result of such selection. A window manager between a server and application registers in the server adjusted state of a particular application as either in focus or cleared. An application, through its corresponding window-id, detects from the server that an adjustment in priority is desired. A mapping function such as a lookup table maps the window id to a corresponding process-id which is then utilized by the application in a process table. The information from the window manager passed through the display server is utilized by the application to adjust its own priority relative to the remaining applications in the operating system's process table. A WM.sub.-- PROCESS atom is introduced to the X Server for the window-id to/from process-id mapping. CPU resource directed to the particular application as a result of the priority alteration is thereby altered. A focused appl…
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