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Method and apparatus for docking, launching and running applications in a foreign environment

  • US 6,336,146 B1
  • Filed: 12/22/1995
  • Issued: 01/01/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of running a foreign application in an environment having a docking region, said method comprising the steps of:

  • docking a foreign application in a docking region of a windowing environment, said foreign application written for a non-docking environment;

    selecting for execution said foreign application; and

    launching said foreign application;

    wherein said docking comprises the steps of;

    dragging a representation of said foreign application to said docking region;

    storing a path to said foreign application and a path to an associated manager application; and

    said associated manager application configured as a wrapper application for launching and managing the execution of said foreign application.

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