Support for non-native file types in web application environment

US10956652B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• Dorrene Brown · Redmond, US
• Joey Masterson · Issaquah, US
• Nate Waddoups · Redmond, US
• Shreedhar Thirugnanasambantham · Redmond, US
• Xiao Wu · Redmond, US
• Jay Rathi · Kirkland, US
• Mauricio Ordonez · Bellevue, US
• Darren Miller · Redmond, US
• Ela Malani · Redmond, US
• John Wang · San Jose, US
• Sreekanth Lingannapeta · Redmond, US
• Gabriel J. Hall · Woodinville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 20, 2018
• Grant date: Mar 23, 2021
• Expiry date: Aug 3, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F3/04817
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Applications may be created and registered to an online ecosystem and then execute within individual web applications such as productivity applications, communication applications, collaboration applications, and so on. These non-native applications may be enabled to interact with files and provide custom experiences for a user. The applications may also be enabled to interact with additional information discovered about the user within the ecosystem to provide custom experiences. The applications may further be enabled to create custom workflows to allow users to accomplish new tasks.