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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024
Filed:
May. 13, 2022
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Christopher J. Gearhart, Mountain View, CA (US);
Alykhan F. Kanji, Cupertino, CA (US);
Erik A. Partridge, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Erik M. Berget, San Francisco, CA (US);
Karthik Sudhir, Campbell, CA (US);
Michael W. Fullerton, Campbell, CA (US);
Sofiane Toudji, San Francisco, CA (US);
Stephen M. Lottermoser, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A method is provided that includes receiving, by a first process executing on an electronic device and from a second process executing on the electronic device, a request for links to content items that are associated with the second process. The method further includes obtaining, by the first process and from a link index, a link to a content item associated with the second process, wherein the link index is locally stored on the electronic device and the link index comprises links to content items communicated via a third process executing on the electronic device. The link to the content item obtained from the link index is provided by the first process for presentation by the second process, wherein selection of the link causes the second process to present the content item.