Patent ID: 6957394
Filing Date: 2005-10-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for consistently rendering a graphical control component for both a web page and a non-markup language application on a computer display upon receiving a graphical control component rendering request, the method comprising: providing a themed control dynamic link library within a computer operating system; providing a fusion component linking each non-markup language application with the themed control dynamic link library within the computer operating system, the fusion component enabling theming of the non-markup language application graphical control component within each non-markup language application without altering the non-markup language application; responding to each rendering request from both the web page and the non-markup language application through a theme manager, the theme manager connected with the themed control dynamic link library to communicate with the non-markup language application and with an alternate dynamic link library to communicate with the web page; when responding to a web page graphical control component rendering request, determining whether a defined theme META tag is present and affirmatively set in the web page; routing the web page graphical control component rendering request to the theme manager if the defined theme META tag is present and affirmatively set, the theme manager having tools responsible for rendering graphical control components in accordance with at least one defined theme for both the web page and non-markup language applications; and rendering the graphical control component.