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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2015
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Kevin Decker, San Jose, CA (US);
Conrad Shultz, San Jose, CA (US);
Steven Falkenburg, Los Altos, CA (US);
Darin Adler, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Richard Mondello, Mountain View, CA (US);
Craig M. Federighi, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Patrick L. Coffman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jessie Berlin, San Jose, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for disabling one or more plugins associated with a browser application are provided. In one exemplary method, a plugin is installed on an electronic device, and the device receives data from a data source, where that data is associated with the installed plugin. Whether the installed plugin meets a disabling criteria is determined. In accordance with a determination that that the installed plugin meets a disabling criteria: performance of a function with the installed plugin is foregone; and it is reported to the data source that the installed plugin is not installed on the electronic device. In accordance with a determination that the installed plugin does not meet the disabling criteria, the function is performed with the installed plugin.