Associating file types with web-based applications for automatically launching the associated application
US8990697B2 · kind B2 · utility
8Cited by
4References
18Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 6, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/048
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention discloses a launching engine configured to automatically launch a Web site and load an electronic document responsive to a launching event for the electronic document. The launching engine can be a component of a computer operating system (e.g., MAC OS, OS/2, WINDOWS XP, etc.) or a graphics management component (e.g., KDE, GNOME, etc.) of a computer. A launching event can be initiated by user selection of a document icon, a user selection of an electronic document from a file management application, a launching script for the electronic document triggered by a media insertion action, and the like.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.