Engine for rendering widgets using platform-specific attributes
US7917858B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 9, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/451
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A widget engine renders widgets using operating system platform-specific attributes. A widget application written at least partly in platform non-specific code is rendered by the widget engine through a series of system calls and callbacks. Upon interpreting particular code, the widget engine issues a system call to a module for performing a particular type of action. The module, based on the operating system platform, calls a platform-specific library that specifies how to carry out the action according to the operating system platform. Thereafter, using the returned platform-specific data, the widget engine renders the widget.
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