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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2011
Rahul Jaikrishin Lalmalani, Seattle, WA (US);
Jane T. Kim, Seattle, WA (US);
Jennifer C. Trahan, Kirkland, WA (US);
Marcus A. Lewis, Seattle, WA (US);
Mary-lynne Williams, Seattle, WA (US);
Lindsey R. Barcheck, Seattle, WA (US);
Warren G. Stevens, Redmond, WA (US);
Sarah J. Bowers, Snohomish, WA (US);
Mirko Mandic, Seattle, WA (US);
Rahul Jaikrishin Lalmalani, Seattle, WA (US);
Jane T. Kim, Seattle, WA (US);
Jennifer C. Trahan, Kirkland, WA (US);
Marcus A. Lewis, Seattle, WA (US);
Mary-Lynne Williams, Seattle, WA (US);
Lindsey R. Barcheck, Seattle, WA (US);
Warren G. Stevens, Redmond, WA (US);
Sarah J. Bowers, Snohomish, WA (US);
Mirko Mandic, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments enable a web browser to promote the availability of an installable application that is associated with a website to which the web browser has been navigated. The web browser is configured to discover the availability of these applications and, responsively, provide a user experience through which the user can acquire and install such applications, as well as switch to applications that have previously been installed. Thus, through the various embodiments, a user is relieved of the burden of having to navigate to a particular application store and periodically search for applications associated with sites to which they browse.