Synchronization of plugins

• US 7,016,055 B2
• Filed: 11/12/2004
• Issued: 03/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ServiceNow Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Feldman, Kyril, Kolmykov-Zotov, Alexander J., Dodge, Steve, Goldberg, Arin J., Balaz, Rudolph, Biswas, Manoj K., Pichaiah, Shenbagalakshmi, Krantz, Brigette
• Primary Examiner(s): HASKINS, TWYLER LAMB
• Application Number:
  US10/985,912
• Publication Number:
  US 20050093838A1
• Time in Patent Office: 494 Days
• Field of Search: 358/1.1, 358 113- 115, 358 3- 328, 719/315, 345/179, 347/7
• US Class Current: 358/1.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1204 resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic actions, using hardware token storing data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1206 resulting in increased flexibility in input data format or job format or job type
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1263 based on job priority, e.g. re-arranging the order of jobs, e.g. the printing sequence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1284 Local printer device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/54 Interprogram communication
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/1423 the instrument generating sequences of position coordinates corresponding to handwriting preprocessing or recognising digital ink G06V30/32

Abstract

A system and process for ensuring the smooth flow of electronic ink is described. Dynamic rendering is give priority over other event handlers. Priority may be the use of one or more queues to order when events occur and may be performing dynamic rendering prior to other steps.

Claims

1. A method for attaching objects to a component, said component having a synchronous interface and an asynchronous interface, said method comprising the steps of:

determining a processing speed of a computer running said component;

determining whether a plug-in object to be handled synchronously with received input or whether said plug-in object can be processed at a later time;

attaching said plug-in to one of a synchronous interface or an asynchronous interface based on the determination step,

wherein said attaching step is also based on said determining a processing speed step.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein at least one rendering plug-in object is attached to said synchronous interface.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein time-critical plug-in objects are attached to said synchronous interface and non-time-critical plug-in objects are attached to said asynchronous interface.

4. A system for attaching objects to a component, said component having a synchronous interface and an asynchronous interface, said system comprising:

means for determining a processing speed of a computer running said component;

means for determining whether a plug-in object needs to be handled synchronously with received input or whether said plug-in object can be processed at a later time;

means for attaching said plug-in to one of a synchronous interface or an asynchronous interface based on the determination step,

wherein said means for attaching is also based on said means for determining a processing speed.

5. The system according to claim 4, wherein at least one rendering plug-in object is attached to said synchronous interface.

6. The system according to claim 4, wherein time-critical plug-in objects are attached to said synchronous interface and non-time-critical plug-in objects are attached to said asynchronous interface.

7. A system for attaching objects to a component, said component having a synchronous interface and an asynchronous interface, said system comprising:

a storage that stores said component;

a processor that receives said component from storage, determines a processing speed of at least said processor, determines whether a plug-in object needs to be handled synchronously with received input or whether said plug-in object can be processed at a later time, and attaches

said plug-in to one of a synchronous interface or an asynchronous interface based on an output from said synchronous/asynchronous determination,

wherein said processor also attaches based on the determination of said processing speed.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein at least one rendering plug-in object is attached to said synchronous interface.

9. The system according to claim 7, wherein time-critical plug-in objects are attached to said synchronous interface and non-time-critical plug-in objects are attached to said asynchronous interface.

10. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a computer-implemented program for attaching objects to a component, said component having a synchronous interface and an asynchronous interface, said program comprising the steps of:

determininq a processing speed of a computer running said component;

determining whether a plug-in object needs to be handled synchronously with received input or whether said plug-in object can be processed at a later time;

attaching said plug-in to one of a synchronous interface or an asynchronous interface based on the determination step,

wherein said attaching step is also based on said determining a processing speed step.

11. The computer-readable medium according to claim 10, wherein at least one rendering plug-in object is attached to said synchronous interface.

12. The computer-readable medium according to claim 10, wherein time-critical plug-in objects are attached to said synchronous interface and non-time-critical plug-in objects are attached to said asynchronous interface.