System for managing inactivity in concurrently operating executable applications
First Claim
1. A system for use in a first application concurrently operating together with a second application, comprising:
- an activity manager for intermittently receiving data identifying activity associated with said first application and determining said first application is inactive in response to a first application timeout window being exceeded because of insufficient activity; and
a communication processor for communicating to a managing application an indication said first application is inactive and for receiving from said managing application an indication said second application is inactive determined as a result of a second application timeout window being exceeded due to insufficient activity associated with said second application.
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Abstract
A system, for use with a first application concurrently operating together with a second application, includes an activity manager and a communication processor. The activity manager intermittently receives data identifying activity associated with the first application, and determines that the first application is inactive in response to a first application timeout window being exceeded because of insufficient activity associated with the first application. The communication processor communicates to a managing application an indication that the first application is inactive, and receives from the managing application an indication that the second application is inactive determined in response to a second application timeout window being exceeded because of insufficient activity associated with the second application.
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17 Claims
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1. A system for use in a first application concurrently operating together with a second application, comprising:
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an activity manager for intermittently receiving data identifying activity associated with said first application and determining said first application is inactive in response to a first application timeout window being exceeded because of insufficient activity; and
a communication processor for communicating to a managing application an indication said first application is inactive and for receiving from said managing application an indication said second application is inactive determined as a result of a second application timeout window being exceeded due to insufficient activity associated with said second application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for use by a managing application supporting concurrent operation of a first application together with a second application, comprising:
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an input processor for receiving an activity status indication from said first application identifying whether said first application is inactive; and
a communication processor for, in response to said received activity status indication from said first application, communicating to said second application, data indicating a change of status of said first application from active to inactive;
receiving from said second application data indicating said second application activity status; and
communicating data indicating said second application activity status to said first application. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system supporting concurrent operation of a plurality of Internet compatible applications, comprising:
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a browser application providing a user interface display permitting user entry of identification information and commands for a plurality of Internet compatible applications; and
a managing application for exchanging data representing activity status indications between a plurality of concurrently operating applications, said activity status indications being received from individual applications of said plurality of concurrently operating applications and indicating change of status of individual applications from active to inactive, said plurality of concurrently operating applications being initiated by user commands via said browser user interface.
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17. A method for use in a first application concurrently operating together with a second network compatible application, comprising the activities of:
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intermittently receiving data identifying activity associated with said first application and determining said first application is inactive in response to a first application timeout window being exceeded because of insufficient activity;
communicating to a managing application an indication said first application is inactive; and
receiving from said managing application an indication said second application is inactive determined because of a second application timeout window being exceeded due to insufficient activity associated with said second application.
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