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Inter-application communication on mobile platforms

  • US 9,141,444 B2
  • Filed: 09/11/2014
  • Issued: 09/22/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for inter-application communication on a mobile device having an operating system that provides a sandboxed environment, the method comprising:

  • retrieving, at a first application executing on the mobile device, a definition for functionality provided by another application executable on the mobile device;

    generating a first URL string based on the retrieved definition for the functionality; and

    invoking functionality of a second application installed on the mobile device by opening the first URL string using a system call of the operating system of the mobile device.

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