Display and Terminate Running Applications
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1. A machine-implemented method comprising:
- identifying a background application that is running as a background process on an information handling system;
receiving an input corresponding to the background application;
evaluating the received input; and
selectively terminating the background application in response to the evaluation.
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Abstract
An approach is provided to notify users of applications running in the background and to allow users to terminate the application. The applications currently running in the background are identified along with the user configuration settings. The notification type and the action taken vary according to user configuration settings and the amount of resources the background application is consuming. The user may select an application running in the background in order to terminate it.
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1. A machine-implemented method comprising:
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identifying a background application that is running as a background process on an information handling system; receiving an input corresponding to the background application; evaluating the received input; and selectively terminating the background application in response to the evaluation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An information handling system comprising:
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one or more processors; a memory coupled to at least one of the processors; a nonvolatile storage area coupled to at least one of the processors; and a set of instructions stored in the memory and executed by at least one of the processors in order to perform actions of; identifying a background application that is running as a background process on the information handling system; receiving an input corresponding to the background application; evaluating the received input; and selectively terminating the background application in response to the evaluation. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product stored in a computer readable storage medium, comprising computer instructions that, when executed by an information handling system, causes the information handling system to perform actions comprising:
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identifying a background application that is running as a background process on the information handling system; receiving an input corresponding to the background application; evaluating the received input; and selectively terminating the background application in response to the evaluation. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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