(19) (11) EP 1 499 943 B1 (12) EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION (54) A METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE A USER PRIORITY MODE (45) Date of publication and mention  of the grant of the patent:  20.04.2011 Bulletin 2011/16 (21) Application number:  02757648.7 (22) Date of filing:  04.09.2002 (51) Int Cl.: G06F1/32 (2006.01) (86) International application number:  PCT/US2002/028537 (87) International publication number:  WO 2003/027818 (03.04.2003 Gazette 2003/14) (84) Designated Contracting States:  AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR  IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR (30) Priority: 25.09.2001 US 965283 (43) Date of publication of application:  26.01.2005 Bulletin 2005/04 (73) Proprietor:  Intel Corporation Santa Clara, CA 95052 (US) (56) References cited:  (74) Representative:  Goddar, Heinz J. Forrester & Boehmert  Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München (DE) (72) Inventor:  STANLEY, Randy Aptos, CA 95003 (US) EP-A- 0 708 398 US-A- 5 396 635 US-A- 6 076 171 VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR BEREITSTELLUNG EINES  BENUTZERPRIORITÄTSMODUS PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF DONNANT UN MODE DE PRIORITE D’UTILISATEUR Note: Within nine months of the publication of the mention of the grant of the European patent in the European Patent Bulletin, any person may give notice to the European Patent Office of opposition to that patent, in accordance with the Implementing Regulations. Notice of opposition shall not be deemed to have been filed until the opposition fee has been paid. (Art. 99(1) European Patent Convention). Printed by Jouve, 75001 PARIS (FR) 499 943 B1