SCREENSAVER FOR INDIVIDUAL APPLICATION PROGRAMS
First Claim
1. A method of operating a screensaver on a computer system, comprising:
- storing a screensaver activation condition for at least one application program selected from a plurality of application programs stored on the computer system; and
activating a screensaver process to overlay the client area of at least one running application window associated with the selected at least one application program in response to detecting the occurrence of the stored screensaver activation condition.
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Abstract
Methods, computer program products and systems for operating an application screensaver on a computer system. A screensaver activation condition is stored for one or more application programs on the computer. The screensaver is activated to overlay the client area of a running application window in response to detecting a screensaver activation condition for that application program. A screensaver process or image may be deactivated in response to no longer detecting the occurrence of the stored screensaver activation condition for that application. A screensaver activation condition may be a period of inactivity with the application program. A global desktop screensaver property may also be stored and include global desktop screensaver activation and deactivation conditions, which are used to activate and deactivate a global desktop screensaver process that overlays application program windows. Optionally, application program screensavers may be deactivated in response to deactivation of the global desktop screensaver.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of operating a screensaver on a computer system, comprising:
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storing a screensaver activation condition for at least one application program selected from a plurality of application programs stored on the computer system; and activating a screensaver process to overlay the client area of at least one running application window associated with the selected at least one application program in response to detecting the occurrence of the stored screensaver activation condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having computer usable code for operating a screensaver on a computer system, the computer product comprising:
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computer useable program code for storing a screensaver activation condition for at least one application program selected from a plurality of application programs stored on the computer system; and computer useable program code for activating a screensaver process to overlay the client area of at least one running application window associated with the selected at least one application program in response to detecting the occurrence of the stored screensaver activation condition. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for operating a screensaver on a computer system, the system comprising:
one or more processors coupled directly or indirectly to one or more memory devices and input/output devices, the input device adapted for loading an application program into at least one of the memory devices during installation of the application program on the computer system, wherein the application program includes a logical structure to provide instructions to the one or more processors for storing a screensaver activation condition for at least one application program selected from a plurality of application programs stored on the computer system; and
activating a screensaver process to overlay the client area of at least one running application window associated with the selected at least one application program in response to detecting the occurrence of the stored screensaver activation condition.- View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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