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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
May. 11, 2012
Shajib Sadhukha, Seattle, WA (US);
Amit Kumar, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael Van Snellenberg, Seattle, WA (US);
LI Jiang, Bellevue, WA (US);
Shajib Sadhukha, Seattle, WA (US);
Amit Kumar, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael Van Snellenberg, Seattle, WA (US);
Li Jiang, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
An application ('app') may be associated with a web site, so that an online service may use the connection between the app and the web site. In one example, the online service is an information provider, such as a search engine or advertising engine. The online service provides a web administrator portal, through which a webmaster provides or generates a secret code. The webmaster gives the secret code to an app developer, who gives the code to an app store when the app is published. If the service provides information about the web site (e.g., as a search result or ad impression), the service may also provide an indication of the app, since the use of the code represents confirmation by both the webmaster and app developer that a relationship exists between the web site and the app.