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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2017
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Samuel D. Adams, Bellevue, WA (US);
Kumar Rajeev, Redmond, WA (US);
Benjamin S. McGregor, Redmond, WA (US);
Doron J. Holan, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Viraf R. Gandhi, Kirkland, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Methods and devices for identifying available applications for use with hardware of a computer device may include generating an application request with at least one device identification and a hardware identification to determine available applications. The methods and devices may include transmitting the application request to a remote application store. The methods and devices may include receiving, from the remote application store, an available application list with one or more applications having application relationship metadata that identifies compatible usage with the at least one hardware identification. The methods and devices may include presenting the available application list on a display of the computer device.