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Productivity application management

US8973017B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventors

Kenneth F. Krutsch · Minnetonka, US
Michael Berger · Wiesbaden, DE
James Leonard Rice · Minneapolis, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 2, 2004
Grant date	Mar 3, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 22, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F16/25
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for managing third-tier productivity applications, as part of remote application deployment, consists of using a controlling program, called an AppController, to initiate the application launch which then allows otherwise incompatible programs to control and/or enhance the functionality of the productivity application by accepting commands transmitted using standard network communications protocols.

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