Patent ID: 7069562
Filing Date: 2006-06-27
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An Application Programming Interface (API), executing in a computer system comprising: a platform-independent plug-in API including a wrapper; a browser plug-in API; and an intermediary between said platform-independent plug-in API and said browser plug-in API wherein said wrapper is used to connect said platform independent plug-in API to said intermediary, wherein said wrapper further comprises: an interface connecting an input stream interface of said platform independent API to said intermediary; an interface connecting an output stream interface of said platform independent API to said intermediary; an interface connecting a pluglet interface of said platform independent API to said intermediary; an interface connecting a pluglet factory interface of said platform independent API to said intermediary; an interface connecting a pluglet peer interface of said platform independent API to said intermediary; an interface connecting a first pluglet manager interface of said platform independent API to said intermediary; an interface connecting a second pluglet manager interface of said platform independent API to said intermediary; an interface connecting a pluglet stream information interface of said platform independent API to said intermediary; an interface connecting a pluglet stream listener interface of said platform independent API to said intermediary; an interface connecting a first pluglet tag information interface of said platform independent API to said intermediary; and an interface connecting a second pluglet tag information interface of said platform independent API to said intermediary.