METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIDGET AND WIDGET-CONTAINER DISTRIBUTION CONTROL BASED ON CONTENT RULES
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving an instruction used to define a widget-container containing a service module associated with a widget, the widget-container being a procedural software framework configured to be executed at a widget-container processing device in response to a reference to the widget-container being accessed from a content aggregation point, the widget-container having a portion configured for receiving the widget; and
determining whether processing of the widget within the portion of the widget-container is at least one of restricted or allowed.
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Abstract
A method includes receiving an instruction used to define a widget-container containing a service module associated with a widget. The widget-container is a procedural software framework configured to be executed at a widget-container processing device in response to a reference to the widget-container being accessed from a content aggregation point. The widget-container has a portion configured for receiving the widget. The method also includes determining whether processing of the widget within the portion of the widget-container is restricted and/or allowed.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving an instruction used to define a widget-container containing a service module associated with a widget, the widget-container being a procedural software framework configured to be executed at a widget-container processing device in response to a reference to the widget-container being accessed from a content aggregation point, the widget-container having a portion configured for receiving the widget; and determining whether processing of the widget within the portion of the widget-container is at least one of restricted or allowed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A processor-readable medium comprising code representing instructions to cause a processor to:
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receive a first reference to a widget-container placed in a first content aggregation point, the first reference being derived from a second reference to the widget-container placed in a second content aggregation point, the widget-container being a procedural software framework configured to be executed at a widget-container processing device in response to the first reference to the widget-container being accessed at the widget-container processor device, the widget-container having a portion configured for receiving a component; and determine whether processing of the component within the widget-container is at least one of restricted or allowed in response to the first reference to the widget-container being accessed. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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receiving a request for a widget-container from a widget-container processing device in response to a reference to the widget-container being accessed from a content aggregation point at the widget-container processing device; determining in response to the request whether processing of a portion associated with the widget-container is allowed based on a preference associated with the portion associated with the widget-container and an identifier associated with the content aggregation point; and sending in response to the request the widget-container to the widget-container processing device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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