.Net ribbon model for a ribbon user interface

US8196096B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

• Rachel M. Falzone Schaw · Seattle, US
• Hao Liu · Taoyuan, TW
• Stephen James Styrchak · Kirkland, US
• Lubomir I. Birov · Redmond, US
• Daniel A. Molina · Bellevue, US
• Vladimir Yuryevich Morozov · Sammamish, US
• Christian Crowser · Redmond, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 4, 2011
• Grant date: Jun 5, 2012
• Expiry date: Jan 27, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F9/451
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An object model is provided that allows .NET developers to customize the Office Ribbon user interface according to a .NET Ribbon model rather than the Ribbon XML/callback model of Office applications. The .NET Ribbon model implements the IRibbonExtensibility interface and provides properties and events for Ribbon components. At runtime, the .NET Ribbon model generates and provides an Office application or document with the XML needed to render the custom Ribbon user interface. A visual designer tool uses the .NET Ribbon model to provide .NET developers with a component view architecture that allows developers to set component properties and generate events.