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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 02, 2004
Applicants:
Kenneth F. Krutsch, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Michael Berger, New Brighton, MN (US);
James L. Rice, Iii, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth F. Krutsch, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Michael Berger, New Brighton, MN (US);
James L. Rice, III, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/44 (2006.01); G06F 9/46 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/02 (2013.01); G06F 17/30557 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for managing third-tier productivity applications, as part of remote application deployment, consists of using a controlling program, called an AppController, to initiate the application launch which then allows otherwise incompatible programs to control and/or enhance the functionality of the productivity application by accepting commands transmitted using standard network communications protocols.