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Method and system for invoking an application in response to a trigger event
US8978047B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8978047-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113296037-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Nov 14, 2011 |
| Priority date | Feb 3, 2011 |
| Publication date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
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A method for invoking a software application comprising: executing a first application on a user device; detecting a trigger event on the user device, the trigger event is non-specific and external to the first application and a second application; invoking the second application in response to the trigger event; sending metadata from the first application to the second application; and performing an action in the second application based at least partially on the metadata received from the first application, wherein, the first application and the second application are not operating system processes, and the second application is separate and independent from the first application.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for invoking a software application, the method comprising: executing a first media player application on a user device; receiving, by the first media player application, a media stream from a media source connected to the user device; detecting a disconnection of the media source event on the user device while the first media player application is an active application displayed on a display screen of the user device, the disconnection of…
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- What does patent US8978047B2 cover?
- A method for invoking a software application comprising: executing a first application on a user device; detecting a trigger event on the user device, the trigger event is non-specific and external to the first application and a second application; invoking the second application in response to the trigger event; sending metadata from the first application to the second application; and perform…
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- Hill Seth, Patil Abhishek, Balasubramanian Guru, and 4 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06F9/445. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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