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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2003
Mark A. Alcazar, Seattle, WA (US);
Margaret L. Goodwin, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Kusuma P. Vellanki, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Mark A. Alcazar, Seattle, WA (US);
Margaret L. Goodwin, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Kusuma P. Vellanki, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Described is a system and method for directly accessing functionality provided by an application, such as via the Web or an operating system Shell. The functionality of an application is separated into unique tasks. Each task has an associated entry point into the application. The associated entry point allows a computer user to invoke the specified task directly rather than to invoke the application and then navigate within the application to locate the specified task. Each task may be exposed to an operating system, such as by having an icon associated with the task appear in an activity center on the desktop. The present invention may operate within a desktop environment, a web-based environment, a browser environment, and others.