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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2009
Adam D. Stritzel, Redmond, WA (US);
Adriaan W. Canter, Seattle, WA (US);
Eric P. Traut, Bellevue, WA (US);
Suyash Sinha, Snohomish, WA (US);
Tahsin Erdogan, Redmond, WA (US);
Dattatraya B. Rajpure, Redmond, WA (US);
John M. Sheehan, Cambridge, MA (US);
Adam D. Stritzel, Redmond, WA (US);
Adriaan W. Canter, Seattle, WA (US);
Eric P. Traut, Bellevue, WA (US);
Suyash Sinha, Snohomish, WA (US);
Tahsin Erdogan, Redmond, WA (US);
Dattatraya B. Rajpure, Redmond, WA (US);
John M. Sheehan, Cambridge, MA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
One or more extension registrations are received for each of multiple software components installed on a computing device. The one or more extension registrations identify the software components as providers of functionality. A record of the one or more extension registrations for each of the multiple software components is maintained. Requests are received, from other software components installed on the computing device, that identify particular functionality. In response to such requests, the information regarding one or more of the multiple software components that provide the particular functionality is returned to the other software components.