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Mechanism for downloading software components from a remote source for use by a local software application

  • US 7,281,245 B2
  • Filed: 06/05/2002
  • Issued: 10/09/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of downloading software components from a remote source to a software application for providing updates or additions to application and document functionality, comprising the steps of:

  • attaching a schema to a document defining permissible data content, data type and data structure for the document;

    structuring the document to associate the document with the schema;

    associating a solution with the document structure;

    assembling a plurality of software components comprising the solution at a location remote from the document;

    enabling the document to call the solution to obtain functionality provided by the plurality of software components upon initiating of editing the document within a schema element associated with a particular solution, whereby the step of enabling the document to call the solution to obtain functionality provided by the plurality of software components includes;

    attaching a solution property to the document for pointing thedocument to the solution, whereby the step of attaching a solution property to the document further comprises attaching a plurality of solution properties to the document to associate a plurality of subsets of the solution with particular portions of the document; and

    attaching a solution location to the document for enabling thedocument to locate the solution at the remote location;

    listing the solution and the plurality of software components in a manifest of software components; and

    storing the manifest in a remote library of software components on a remote server accessible by the document;

    attaching a schema to the manifest for defining permissible data content, data type and data structure of the manifest and for associating the solution with the document;

    determining whether the plurality of software components for providing the solution is present in a local library of software components;

    if the plurality of software components is not present in the local library of software components, calling the manifest at the remote library of software components for obtaining the solution; and

    downloading the plurality of software components to the application for provision of the functionality to the document.

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