Patent ID: 8156467
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of reusing a component, the method comprising: executing a source application in an application environment; presenting an existing instance of a reusable component in a source application window corresponding to the source application; receiving first input activating a reuse function associated with the source application; in response to receiving the first input, visually distinguishing the existing instance of the reusable component from one or more non-reusable components displayed in the source application window and enabling selection of the existing instance of the reusable component for reuse; receiving second input selecting the existing instance of the reusable component in the source application window and adding a new instance of the reusable component corresponding to the existing instance of the reusable component to a target application window corresponding to a target application that executes within the application environment separate from the source application; and inserting one or more computer-readable instructions associated with the existing instance of the reusable component into the target application.