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Patent US8214754 - Registration of applications and complimentary features for interactive user ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsAn exemplary computer-implementable method includes receiving a call from an application executing on a host computer, the host computer having a collection of graphical user interfaces, and, in response to the call, registering the application whereby the registering comprises providing one or more...http://www.google.com/patents/US8214754?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8214754 - Registration of applications and complimentary features for interactive user interfacesAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8214754 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/108,067Publication dateJul 3, 2012Filing dateApr 15, 2005Priority dateApr 15, 2005Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN101490656A, CN101490656B, EP1872584A2, EP1872584A4, US9336016, US20060236337, US20120266216, WO2006113291A2, WO2006113291A3Publication number108067, 11108067, US 8214754 B2, US 8214754B2, US-B2-8214754, US8214754 B2, US8214754B2InventorsDavid Ethan Zoller, David R. Fulmer, Dean W Talley, Hugh C. Vidos, Michael E. Creasy, John ElsbreeOriginal AssigneeMicrosoft CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (77), Non-Patent Citations (52), Referenced by (1), Classifications (11), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetRegistration of applications and complimentary features for interactive user interfaces
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