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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2008
Timothy S. Rice, Bellevue, WA (US);
Andrew R. Sterland, Seattle, WA (US);
Patrick Chi Wai Wong, Bellevue, WA (US);
Adam D. Nathan, Redmond, WA (US);
Timothy S. Rice, Bellevue, WA (US);
Andrew R. Sterland, Seattle, WA (US);
Patrick Chi Wai Wong, Bellevue, WA (US);
Adam D. Nathan, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A software-implemented workflow engine is described that executes a Web mashup within the context of a Web browser running on a computer. The workflow engine is configured to parse a Web mashup definition obtained from a remote server to identify distinct units of execution within the Web mashup, referred to as components. The workflow engine is further configured to obtain programming logic and metadata associated with each type of component identified in the Web mashup definition from the remote server and to use such information to generate executable versions of the identified components. Finally, the workflow engine is configured to run each of the executable components, thereby executing the Web mashup. The workflow engine is configured to manage the order of execution of each of the executable components so that the Web mashup runs in an optimized and reliable fashion.