Compose application extension activation

• US 9,672,079 B2
• Filed: 11/25/2013
• Issued: 06/06/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Abraham, Pretish, Chan, Philip Yue-Leung, Park, Kee Hyuk, Chaturvedi, Shivani, Pasupuleti, Sudhakar, Virag, Paul, So, Angela, Chang, Chia-Wei, Salamatov, Andrew, Henderson, Jason, Ouliankine, Oleg
• Primary Examiner(s): RONI, SYED A
• Application Number:
  US14/089,043
• Publication Number:
  US 20150150028A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,289 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44526 Plug-ins; Add-ons
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/541 via adapters, e.g. between incompatible applications

Abstract

Activating an extension includes opening a first compose application by a first computing device. A composed document is received, and an extension is activated in response to the document. The extension may be activated as the document is being composed.

Claims

1. A method of activating an extension, comprising:

opening a first compose application by a first computing device;

receiving a composed document created and entered into the first compose application by a user;

analyzing and schematizing data contained in the composed document;

dynamically activating a web based extension by the first computing device in response to the document as the document is being created and entered into the first compose application by the user, wherein dynamically activating the web based extension includes opening a web browser by the first computing device to activate a web based application configured to run in multiple platforms;

initiating a message by the extension;

attaching the schematized data to the message by the extension;

sending the composed document from the first computing device to a second computing device; and

sending the schematized data to the second computing device by the extension.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein opening a first compose application includes opening one of a plurality of compose forms configured to receive a respective plurality of documents.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the plurality of compose forms are configured to receive respective documents selected from a group including at least one of a message, an appointment, a contact, and a task.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising providing an application programming interface (API) for interfacing the extension with the plurality of compose forms.

5. The method of claim 2, further comprising providing a plurality of application programming interfaces (API) associated respectively with the plurality of compose forms for interfacing the extension with the plurality of compose forms.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein activating an extension in response to the document being composed includes activating the extension in response to content of the document being composed.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein activating an extension in response to the document being composed includes activating the extension in response to the document including a predetermined property.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein activating an extension in response to the document being composed includes activating a first extension in response to a first property of the document and activating a second extension in response to a second property of the document.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the schematized data by a read application on the second computing device; and

dynamically activating the web based extension by the second computing device on the second computing device in response to the received schematized data, wherein dynamically activating the web based extension includes opening a web browser by the second computing device to activate the web based application configured to run in multiple platforms.

10. A system for activating an extension, comprising:

a first computing device including a first processing unit and a memory, the first processing unit being operable to;

open a first software application including a compose form for receiving a document composed by a user;

dynamically activate a first web based extension in response to the received document as the document is being created and entered into the compose form by the user, including opening a web browser by the first computing device to activate a web based application configured to run in multiple platforms, wherein the first extension is configured to;

analyze and schematize data contained in the received document;

extract the schematized data from the received document;

initiate a message;

attach the schematized data to the message;

send the received document to a second computing device;

send the schematized data to the second computing device; and

activate a second extension on the second computing device in response to the received extracted data.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the first extension is configured to activate the second extension on the first computing device.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the first and second computing devices are implemented in different platforms.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein dynamically activating the first web based extension in response to the received document includes dynamically activating the first web based extension in response to content of the document being composed.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein dynamically activating the first web based extension includes activating the first web based extension in response to the document including a predetermined property.

15. A computer storage medium storing computer-executable instructions for activating an extension, comprising:

opening a first software application including a compose form on a first computing device, the compose form having a user interface;

analyzing and schematizing data received by the compose form;

determining a type of extension from among a plurality of extension types associated with a plurality of respective predetermined properties in response to the data received by the compose form;

dynamically activating a first web based extension of the determined extension type in response to the data received by the compose form, including opening a web browser by the first computing device to activate a web based application configured to run in multiple platforms, wherein the first extension is configured to modify the user interface of the compose form;

initiating a message by the extension;

attaching the schematized data to the message by the extension; and

sending the schematized data to a second computing device by the extension.

16. The computer storage medium of claim 15, further comprising:

extracting data received by the compose form; and

activating a second extension in response to the extracted data.

17. The computer storage medium of claim 15, further comprising activating a second extension on the second computing device in response to the extracted data.

18. The computer storage medium of claim 15, further comprising determining the type of extension as the data is entered into the compose form by a user.

19. The computer storage medium claim 15, wherein dynamically activating the first web based extension includes activating the extension in response to the data received by the compose form including a predetermined property.

20. The computer storage medium claim 15, wherein dynamically activating the first web based extension includes activating a first extension in response to a first property of the data and activating a second extension in response to a second property of the data.