Auxiliary display gadget for distributed content
First Claim
1. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions, which when executed perform steps, comprising:
- processing data received from a source, including processing metadata associated with the data, the metadata corresponding to information for handling content associated with the data; and
using the metadata information to enable a gadget to handle the content, including providing at least part of the content to an auxiliary display platform.
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Abstract
Described is a technology by which a specific gadget program is installed (e.g., created) on a main host computer system that receives data (e.g., an RSS feed) from a distribution source, in which the feed data contains the information needed to install the gadget. Once installed, gadget is then used to receive content from its corresponding data source and provide the content for display on an auxiliary display device. The feed data may include metadata such as a gadget-related enclosure, from which the installer may register information corresponding to the metadata in a registry or the like, and associate the gadget with one or more particular auxiliary displays. By processing the metadata, the other gadget is installed and then run as needed to handle content data from the corresponding data source, in order to render content on an auxiliary display.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions, which when executed perform steps, comprising:
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processing data received from a source, including processing metadata associated with the data, the metadata corresponding to information for handling content associated with the data; and
using the metadata information to enable a gadget to handle the content, including providing at least part of the content to an auxiliary display platform. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In a computing environment having a data source and a computer system that communicates with an auxiliary device to display content on the auxiliary device, a method comprising:
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obtaining received data at a gadget;
processing metadata included among the received data, the metadata corresponding to another gadget that is capable of handling content associated with the received data;
determining from the metadata whether the other gadget needs to be installed, and if so, installing the other gadget;
running the other gadget; and
receiving content via the other gadget, including outputting at least part of the content for consumption by the auxiliary display device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. In a computing environment having a host computer and an auxiliary device that couples to the host computer, a system comprising:
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a platform that receives distributed data from data distribution sources;
a distribution gadget coupled to the platform such that the distribution gadget processes the distributed data received at the subscription platform;
an installer mechanism associated with the distribution gadget, the installer mechanism configured to install a specific gadget as needed for a specific data source based on information within a set of the distributed data received from the specific data source; and
an auxiliary display platform that receives content from the specific gadget, the content corresponding to the distributed data received from the specific data source. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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