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Memory model for a layout engine and scripting engine

US8689182B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims

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Assignee

Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

Travis Leithead · Bellevue, US
Justin E. Rogers · Redmond, US
Miladin Pavlicic · Sammamish, US
Curtis Cheng-Cheng Man · Seattle, US
Yong Qu · Sammamish, US
Nathan J. E. Furtwangler · Seattle, US
Reza Nourai · Danville, US
Steven Lucco · Bellevue, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 19, 2012
Grant date	Apr 1, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 19, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F9/45512
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Various embodiments provide an interface between a Web browser's layout engine and a scripting engine. The interface enables objects from the layout engine to be recognized by a memory manager in the scripting engine and interact in a streamlined, efficient manner. In accordance with one or more embodiments, the interface allows browser layout engine objects to be created as objects that are native to the scripting engine. Alternately or additionally, in some embodiments, the native objects are further configured to proxy functionality between the layout engine and the scripting engine.

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