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Cooperating widgets

US8117555B2 · kind B2 · utility

9Cited by

15References

33Claims

0Family size

Assignee

SAP AG · DE

Inventors

Frederic Samson · Palo Alto, US
Joerg Beringer · Frankfurt, DE
Eric Wood · Menlo Park, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 4, 2007
Grant date	Feb 14, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 15, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F3/0481
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses enable interaction with an end-user application to perform functional operations with selected elements of the end-user application or an operating environment of the end-user application. An application runtime receives an indication of a selection of an item of the end-user application, and a command to have the selected item interact with a target. The interaction of the item with the target initiates an action that is based on functionality associated with the selected item and a type of the target. The target type may be a widget, a folder, the desktop, etc. The interaction may result in creation of a standalone widget, execution of the functionality, creation of a relationship, etc. An item from the desktop may also be selected and caused to interact with the end-user application to provide additional functionality to the end-user application.

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