Patent · US Active

Control-scoped user interface workflow

US7657827B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

Andres Sanabria · Sammamish, US
Nikhil Kothari · Sammamish, US
Michael Harder · Bodenheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 9, 2005
Grant date	Feb 2, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 12, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06Q10/06
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A workflow container defines boundaries within which a user interface appears on a page. The workflow container may change what is displayed on the user interface based on a current state of the workflow. Each workflow container maintains an independent association with a workflow that drives the user interface. The workflow is associated with the workflow container at a control level such that multiple workflows may be independently executed on the same page concurrently or separately.

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