Patent ID: 7631124

Claim:
A method, implementable in a computer, the method comprising: receiving a control element event with the help of a controller of the computer; determining, within the computer and with the help of the controller of the computer, whether the control element event is to be handled natively; and if the control element event is not to be handled natively, detecting a currently active application program running in the computer with the help of the controller of the computer, and determining, in an application matching program running in the computer with the help of the controller of the computer, whether the control element event is used to carry out an action that is specific to the currently active application program, wherein the application matching program is configured to execute in the computer independently of the application program, and wherein the application program is installable in the computer with the help of the controller of the computer at any time during a period that includes a duration before installation of the application matching program in the computer and a duration after installation of the application matching program in the computer.