Patent ID: 7814498
Filing Date: 2010-10-12
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. In a computing environment, a method comprising: providing a mechanism that receives requests for application-related resources and other resources via a common interface and method, in which the resource is identified by a parameter value that includes a scheme and an authority; selecting a selected subcomponent of the mechanism from among a plurality of subcomponents based on the scheme, wherein the application-related resources correspond to a packaging scheme, and wherein selecting the selected subcomponent comprises differentiating the packaging scheme from at least one other scheme; and invoking the selected subcomponent to load at least part of an application-related resource based on the authority, wherein invoking the selected subcomponent to load the resource comprises making a determination as to whether the application-related resource comprises: a resource embedded in an application program, at least one content file associated with the application program, or a resource located on a site from which the application program was deployed.