Managing web extension through manifest file

US9239817B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• David Claux · Redmond, US
• Patrick Conlan · معلمی نژاد, US
• Rolando Jimenez Salgado · Redmond, US
• Warren Randall Byrne · Esparto, US
• Andrew Salamatov · Seattle, US
• Carlos Brito · Sammamish, US
• Oleg Ouliankine · Redmond, US
• Oleg Ovanesyan · Redmond, US
• Jason Todd Henderson · Redmond, US
• Ben Sack · Seattle, US
• Steve Clagg · Seattle, US
• Sudhakar Pasupuleti · Issaquah, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 20, 2012
• Grant date: Jan 19, 2016
• Expiry date: Oct 20, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L67/02
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A web extension is managed through a manifest file. An application managing the web extension receives attributes of the extension from a developer or metadata of the extension. A pointer to the web extension is inserted into the attributes. The pointer can be used as a link to activate the web extension. The attributes are stored in a manifest file formatted in extensible markup language (XML). The functionality of the web extension is managed based on the manifest file.