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Customization of Applications on a Computing Device

  • US 20080141156A1
  • Filed: 10/10/2005
  • Published: 06/12/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A computing device comprisinga. an application framework operable to provide user interface (UI) services that applications require in common;

  • andb. the application framework is operable to handle both UI controls and user input; and

    c. an application'"'"'s UI controls can be uniquely identified; and

    d. applications can be requested to perform specific tasks or services on behalf of any arbitrary application; and

    e. such tasks or service requests can be uniquely identified; and

    f. embedded links can be established between uniquely identifiable controls and uniquely identifiable tasks or service requests; and

    g. such embedded links can be kept in a data store in the device; and

    whereinh. the application framework is arranged to examine the store when a control is invoked, to identify any embedded links that uniquely reference that control, and modify the control to allow a user or operator to additionally select an option relating to the tasks or services attached to the identified embedded links; and

    i. the application framework is arranged to issue the identified task or service request if tue user or operator selects the additional option that has been added to the control.

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