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System, method, and computer program product for interfacing a plurality of related applications

  • US 8,732,835 B2
  • Filed: 09/13/2007
  • Issued: 05/20/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for interfacing a plurality of applications via a common interface on a computer system, comprising:

  • receiving a signal at a common interface that a first application has detected and responded to an event with a first response, the first response separate from the signal, the common interface configured to allow cross-application communication between the first application and one or more second applications, the one or more second applications different from the first application;

    sending a second signal from the common interface to the one or more second applications, the second signal associated with the first response and prompting for one or more second responses to the event from the one or more second applications;

    receiving at the common interface, an indication of at least one of the one or more second responses to the event from the one or more second applications; and

    generating a single end user alert comprising information concerning the first response and the at least one of the one or more second responses to the event, wherein the single end user alert contains information received at the common interface from both the first application and at least one of the one or more second applications,wherein the common interface further includes a graphical user interface for allowing interactive user access to the first application and the one or more second applications, andwherein the first application and the one or more second applications include at least one of an anti-virus application, a firewall application, a content filtering application, an anti-spam application, and a utilities application.

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