Patent ID: 6651084
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A computer system comprising:a processor; a storage medium operatively coupled with the processor; a web browser executed by the processor and retrievable from the storage medium, the web browser further configured to utilize plug-ins; and a plug-in utility, executed by the processor and retrievable from the storage medium, the plug-in utility for organizing plug-ins; wherein the plug-in utility is configured to maintain a general functions list that lists at least one function associated with at least one registered plug-in, each registered plug-in corresponding to a plug-in that resides within a general plug-ins list maintained by the plug-in utility; and the plug-in utility is further configured to maintain a specific plug-ins list that lists at least one registered plug-in that performs a selected function, from the general functions list, through the web browser.