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EXTENSIBLE SYSTEM ACTION FOR SHARING WHILE REMAINING IN CONTEXT

  • US 20120159334A1
  • Filed: 12/21/2010
  • Published: 06/21/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. One or more computer-readable storage media containing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors disposed in an electronic device, implement an operating system that performs a method comprising the steps of:

  • instantiating a share action as one of a set of workflow entry points, the workflow entry points being consistently implemented by applications executing on the device, the applications including source applications for providing shareable content and further including target applications for receiving the shareable content and for uploading the shareable content to sharing endpoints; and

    responsively to invocation of the share action in the workflow entry points by a user of the device, determining a type for content selected by the user device for sharing.displaying a list of target applications to a user of the device in a share UI, the list including target applications installed on the electronic device.

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