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Patent US7886290 - Cross version and cross product user interface - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsWhen a user interface of a parent software application is modified such that user interface components of an add-in application are not compatible with the parent application user interface, user interface components associated with functionalities of the add-in application are added to the modified...http://www.google.com/patents/US7886290?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7886290 - Cross version and cross product user interfaceAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7886290 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/154,278Publication dateFeb 8, 2011Filing dateJun 16, 2005Priority dateJun 16, 2005Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS20070006206Publication number11154278, 154278, US 7886290 B2, US 7886290B2, US-B2-7886290, US7886290 B2, US7886290B2InventorsSavraj Singh Dhanjal, Sylvia Antje Hayashi, David Andrew Morton, Preethi Ramani, Angela Wai Ga So, Andy Chung-An ChangOriginal AssigneeMicrosoft CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (351), Non-Patent Citations (309), Referenced by (58), Classifications (8), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetCross version and cross product user interface
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