Registration of applications and complimentary features for interactive user interfaces
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1. A computer-implementable method comprising:
- receiving, by a host computer, a call from an application executing on the host computer, the host computer having a collection of graphical user interfaces associated with media categories and the call provides category information pertaining to one or more media categories of the media categories, wherein the one or more media categories include at least one of a music category, a TV category, a video category, or a pictures category; and
in response to receiving the call;
registering the application for execution on the host computer, wherein the registering of the application includes;
specifying one or more entry points corresponding to at least one media category of the one or more media categories, the at least one media category determining one or more locations in one or more graphical user interfaces of the collection of graphical user interfaces where the one or more entry points are to be placed; and
retrieving an object usable by the application to select a type of parental control settings to query in association with the at least one media category.
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Abstract
An exemplary computer-implementable method includes receiving a call from an application executing on a host computer, the host computer having a collection of graphical user interfaces, and, in response to the call, registering the application whereby the registering comprises providing one or more entry points for the application wherein each entry point corresponds to at least one of the graphical user interfaces of the collection of graphical user interfaces. Various other exemplary methods, devices, systems, etc., are also disclosed.
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1. A computer-implementable method comprising:
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receiving, by a host computer, a call from an application executing on the host computer, the host computer having a collection of graphical user interfaces associated with media categories and the call provides category information pertaining to one or more media categories of the media categories, wherein the one or more media categories include at least one of a music category, a TV category, a video category, or a pictures category; and in response to receiving the call; registering the application for execution on the host computer, wherein the registering of the application includes; specifying one or more entry points corresponding to at least one media category of the one or more media categories, the at least one media category determining one or more locations in one or more graphical user interfaces of the collection of graphical user interfaces where the one or more entry points are to be placed; and retrieving an object usable by the application to select a type of parental control settings to query in association with the at least one media category. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. One or more computer storage media storing computer-executable instructions configured to program a computing device to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, by the computing device, a call from an application executing on the computing device, the computing device having a collection of graphical user interfaces associated with media categories and the call provides category information pertaining to one or more media categories of the media categories, wherein the one or more media categories include at least one of a music category, a TV category, a video category, or a pictures category; and in response to receiving the call; registering the application for execution on the computing device, wherein the registering of the application includes specifying entry points, each entry point corresponding to at least one media category of the one or more media categories, the at least one media category determining one or more locations in one or more graphical user interfaces of the collection of graphical user interfaces where each entry point is to be placed; and retrieving an object for the application, the object usable to select a type of parental control settings to query in association with the one or more media categories. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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one or more processors; and programming instructions executable by the one or more processors to perform operations including; receiving, by a host computer, a call from an application executing on the host computer, the host computer having a collection of graphical user interfaces associated with media categories and the call provides category information pertaining to one or more media categories of the media categories, wherein the one or more media categories include at least one of a music category, a TV category, a video category, or a pictures category; and in response to receiving the call; registering the application for execution on the host computer, wherein the registering of the application includes; specifying an entry point corresponding to at least one media category of the one or more media categories; and determining, based at least in part on the category information, a location for display of the entry point in at least one graphical user interface of the collection of graphical user interfaces; and retrieving an object for the application, the object usable to select a type of parental control settings to query in association with the one or more media categories. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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