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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2018
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael J Saunders, Bellevue, WA (US);
Hoe Jin Kim, Redmond, WA (US);
Zlatko Michailov, Redmond, WA (US);
Hardik V. Shah, Seattle, WA (US);
Shaofeng Zhu, Bellevue, WA (US);
John Zhongqi Wang, Austin, TX (US);
Chae Seong Lim, Issaquah, WA (US);
Hailei Zhang, Redmond, WA (US);
Sudheer Maremanda, Redmond, WA (US);
Abhimanyu Sharma, Redmond, WA (US);
Jay R. Rathi, Redmond, WA (US);
Robert Ion Gavrila, Redmond, WA (US);
Ehab Sobhy, Redmond, WA (US);
Thomas A. Morrison, Redmond, WA (US);
Jai Srinivasan, Bellevue, WA (US);
Rolando Jimenez Salgado, Redmond, WA (US);
Nicholas Weinandt, Redmond, WA (US);
Alexandru Croicu, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and computer-executable instructions for supporting custom functions within an application. An application add-in is received that includes a custom function and a custom function location. The application is available across multiple platforms. The custom function is also available across multiple platforms. The custom function is registered within the application using the custom function location. A request to invoke the custom function is received within the application A custom function implementation is downloaded from the custom function location. The custom function implementation is executed. A return value is received from the custom function implementation. The return value may be displayed within the application.