Compose application extension activation

• US 10,430,254 B2
• Filed: 01/05/2017
• Issued: 10/01/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Salamatov, Andrew, Henderson, Jason, Ouliankine, Oleg, Abraham, Pretish, Chan, Philip Yue-Leung, Park, Kee Hyuk, Chaturvedi, Shivani, Pasupuleti, Sudhakar, Virag, Paul, So, Angela, Chang, Chia-Wei
• Primary Examiner(s): Roni, Syed A
• Application Number:
  US15/399,340
• Publication Number:
  US 20170116006A1
• Time in Patent Office: 999 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44526 Plug-ins; Add-ons
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/541 via adapters, e.g. between incompatible applications

Abstract

Activating an extension includes opening a first compose application by a first computing device. A composed document is received, and an extension is activated in response to the document. The extension may be activated as the document is being composed.

Claims

1. A method of activating an extension, comprising:

opening a compose application including a compose form at a computing device;

receiving input entered into the composed form of the compose application by a user;

analyzing the input as the input is entered into the compose form of the compose application;

dynamically activating a compose extension in response to the input being entered into the compose form of the compose application, wherein dynamically activating the compose extension includes schematizing data contained in the input entered into the compose form of the compose application and dynamically displaying content in a form different from the displayed compose form based on the schematized data; and

initiating one or more messages based on the compose extension, the one or more messages including content based on the displayed content.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending the one or more messages from the computing device to a second computing device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending the schematized data to a second computing device.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

receiving the schematized data by a read application on the second computing device; and

displaying the received schematized data by the read application at the second computing device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein opening the compose application includes opening a plurality of compose forms configured to receive input.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising providing an application programming interface (API) for interfacing the compose extension with the compose form.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the compose form is configured to receive at least one of a message, an appointment, a contact, and a task as the input.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein dynamically activating the compose extension in response to the input being entered into the compose form of the compose application includes dynamically activating the compose extension in response to a document being composed.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein dynamically activating the compose extension in response to the input being entered into the compose form of the compose application includes dynamically activating the compose extension in response to the input including a predetermined property.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein dynamically activating the compose extension in response to the input being entered into the compose form of the compose application includes dynamically activating the compose extension in response to a first property of the input and dynamically activating a second compose extension in response to a second property of the input.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the displayed content in the form different from the displayed compose form is selectable by the user.

12. A system for activating an extension, comprising:

a first computing device including a first processing unit and a memory, the first processing unit being operable to;

open a compose application including a compose form for receiving input entered into the compose form by a user;

analyze the input as the input is being entered into the compose form of the compose application;

dynamically activate a compose extension in response to the input being entered into the compose form of the compose application;

schematize data contained in the input entered into the compose form of the compose application;

dynamically display content in a form different from the displayed compose form based on the schematized data; and

initiate, based on the compose extension, one or more messages including content based on the displayed content.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the compose extension is configured to send the one or more messages from the computing device to a second computing device.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the compose extension is configured to activate a second extension at the first computing device.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the displayed content in the form different from the displayed compose form is selectable by the user.

16. A computer storage medium storing computer-executable instructions for activating an extension, comprising:

opening a compose application including a compose form at a first computing device;

receiving input entered into the composed form of the compose application by a user;

analyzing the input entered into the compose form of the compose application;

dynamically activating a compose extension in response to the input being received by the compose form of the compose application;

based on the input entered into the compose form of the compose application by the user, modifying the compose form and displaying content in the modified compose form;

initiating one or more messages including content based on the displayed content and

sending the one or more messages including the content based on the displayed content, to a second computing device.

17. The computer storage medium of claim 16, further comprising:

receiving schematized data by a read application at the second computer device; and

displaying the received schematized data by the read application at the second computing device.

18. The computer storage medium of claim 16, further comprising determining a type of extension as the input is entered into the compose form of the compose application by the user.

19. The computer storage medium of claim 16, wherein the content displayed in the modified compose form is selectable by the user.