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Apparatus and method for preventing screen savers from shutting down ToL clients

  • US 6,384,853 B1
  • Filed: 06/15/1999
  • Issued: 05/07/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/15/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for operating a telephony-over-LAN (ToL) client terminal, comprising:

  • a graphical user interface supporting a ToL client window and a screen saver, said screen saver configured to activate upon detecting an absence of predetermined activity for a predetermined time;

    means for executing a ToL call between said ToL client terminal and another telephony device; and

    means for automatically generating said predetermined activity during execution of said call to prevent activation of said screen saver.

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