Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Katerina V Sedova

Karen Elizabeth Parker Anderson

Cenk Ergan

Jason Joseph Weber

Walter V Von Koch

M David Fields, Jr

Michael D Decker

Qiang Chen

Kedar Hirve

Jatinder Singh Mann

Israel Hilerio

Ivan Dimitrov Pashov

David Joel Sheldon

Jonathan A Silvera

Matthew R Cox

Martin Andras Chisholm

David Vaughn Winkler

Dany Joly

Victor Ngo

Adam U Herchenroether

In one or more embodiments, an application program interface (API) is provided and enables an entity, such as an application, script, or other computing object to register to receive callbacks immediately and, without specifying a time constraint. In this approach, the API does not rely on a timer, such as a system timer. Rather, a non-timer based queue, such as a message queue-type approach is utilized. Specifically, callbacks that are registered through this API can be placed on the message queue and work associated with the registered callback can be performed through the normal course of processing messages and events in the message queue. Over time, such results in a callback pattern that allows an associated web browser and applications such as web applications to remain responsive, while increasing performance and power efficiencies.

Power efficient callback patterns

Browser storage management techniques are described. In one or more implementations, inputs are received at a computing device that specify maximum aggregate sizes of application and database caches, respectively, of browser storage to be used to locally store data at the computing device. For example, the inputs may be provided using a policy, by an administrator of the computing device, and so on. The maximum aggregate sizes are set of application and database caches, respectively, of browser storage at the computing device to the sizes specified by the inputs.

Browser storage management

Various embodiments align callbacks to a scripting component that enable the scripting component to update animation, with a system's refresh notifications. Specifically, an application program interface (API) is provided and implemented in a manner that generates and issues a callback to the scripting component when the system receives a refresh notification. This provides the scripting component with a desirable amount of time to run before the next refresh notification.

Aligning script animations with display refresh

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Katerina V Sedova