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Method and apparatus for lightweight support on set top box

  • US 7,219,331 B2
  • Filed: 03/14/2001
  • Issued: 05/15/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a computer system having one or more processors, a method for presenting focus events to Lightweight components by use of any available navigation method, comprising:

  • creating a pseudo native windowing system widget for a Lightweight component executing in a virtual machine, wherein said Lightweight component is a component without a native opaque window association, said Lightweight component visible to said virtual machine and transparent to a native windowing system of said computer system andproviding said pseudo native windowing system widget to said native windowing system such that said native windowing system attaches a native structure to said Lightweight component, said native structure enabling said Lightweight component to be visible to and focus navigable by said native windowing system,wherein said native windowing system maintains a list of its native widgets and said pseudo native windowing widget is included in said native windowing system'"'"'s list of native widgets.

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