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(12) United States Patent

Keely et al.

(io) Patent No.: US 7,002,558 B2 (45) Date of Patent: Feb. 21,2006

(54) MODE HINTING AND SWITCHING

(75) Inventors: Leroy B. Keely, Portola Valley, CA (US); F. David Jones, Redmond, WA (US); Robert Jarrett, Snohomish, WA (US)

(73) Assignee: Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US)

( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 139 days.

(21) Appl. No.: 09/741,107

(22) Filed: Dec. 21, 2000

(65) Prior Publication Data

US 2002/0080126 Al Jun. 27, 2002

(51) Int. CI.

G09G 5/00 (2006.01)

(52) U.S. CI 345/179; 382/189

(58) Field of Classification Search 345/180,

345/173-179, 157, 182; 178/18.01, 19.01;

382/189, 187 See application file for complete search history.

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