Synchronization of plugins

• US 7,446,894 B2
• Filed: 08/05/2005
• Issued: 11/04/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• 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): EBRAHIMI DEHKORDY, SAEID
• Application Number:
  US11/197,551
• Publication Number:
  US 20060132817A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,187 Days
• Field of Search: 358/1.15, 358/1.1, 358/1.13, 358/1.14, 345/179, 345/173, 101/349.1, 101/147
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• 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 computer-implemented method for attaching software objects to a software component, said software component having a synchronous interface and an asynchronous interface, said software component passing information from software objects attached to said synchronous interface to software objects attached to said asynchronous interface, said method comprising the steps of:

assigning an input interface that receives input for said software component;

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

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

such that at least one rendering plug-in object is attached to said synchronous interface, and such that time-critical plug-in objects are attached to said synchronous interface and non-time-critical plug-in objects are attached to said asynchronous interface.

2. A computer system for attaching objects to a component, said software component having a synchronous interface and an asynchronous interface, said software component passing information from software objects attached to said synchronous interface to software objects attached to said asynchronous interface, said system comprising:

means for assigning an input interface that receives input for said software component;

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

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

such that at least one rendering plug-in object is attached to said synchronous interface, and such that time-critical plug-in objects are attached to said synchronous interface and non-time-critical plug-in objects are attached to said asynchronous interface.

3. 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 software component passing information from software objects attached to said synchronous interface to software objects attached to said asynchronous interface, said program comprising the steps of:

assigning an input interface that receives input for said software component;

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

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

such that at least one rendering plug-in object is attached to said synchronous interface, and such that time-critical plug-in objects are attached to said synchronous interface and non-time-critical plug-in objects are attached to said asynchronous interface.