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Plug-in control including an independent plug-in process

  • US 5,903,728 A
  • Filed: 05/05/1997
  • Issued: 05/11/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/05/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for invoking a plug-in body by a platform computer process which has a platform context, the method comprising:

  • invoking a plug-in controller using a plug-in invocation mechanism; and

    invoking the plug-in body as a separate computer process from the platform process such that the plug-in body has a plug-in context which is independent of the platform context by creating a duplicate platform process and replacing the duplicate platform process with the plug-in body to form the separate computer process.

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