Systems and methods for combining and synchronizing display content of disparate display content generators

A method for operating a display framework on a computing device having a display upon which a plurality of views is presented, the method comprising:

• receiving a first instruction to display first display content corresponding to a location value from a first display content generator in a view on the display, wherein the first display content generator is a third-party service to the display framework;
• selectively identifying a first communication bridge from a plurality of communication bridges, the first communication bridge suitably configured to facilitate communications between the first display content generator and the display framework;
• obtaining first display content corresponding to the location value from the first display content generator via the first communication bridge and transforming the first display content to first formatted display content in a format suitable for display by the display framework, and displaying the first formatted display content in a first view on the display;
• receiving a second instruction to display second display content corresponding to the location value from a second display content generator in a view on the display, wherein the second display content generator is a third-party service to the display framework and to the first display content generator;
• selectively identifying a second communication bridge from the plurality of communication bridges, the second communication bridge suitably configured to facilitate communications between the second display content generator and the display framework;
• obtaining second display content corresponding to the location value from the second display content generator via the second communication bridge, and displaying the second display content in a second view on the display;
• receiving an update to the location value, and in response:
• communicating the updated location value to the first display content generator via the first communication bridge, and communicating the updated location value to the second display content generator via the second communication bridge;
• receiving updated first display content corresponding to the updated location value from the first display content generator, formatting the updated first display content via the first communication bridge for display by the framework on the display, and displaying the formatted updated first display content in the first view on the display;
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• receiving updated second display content corresponding to the updated location value from the second display content generator via the second communication bridge, and displaying the updated second display content in the second view on the display;
• wherein the first view displaying the formatted updated first display content and the second view displaying the updated second display content are displayed concurrently on the display.

A computer-implemented method for maintaining synchronization as to a location of display content of at least two display content generators on a display framework, the method comprising:

• receiving an instruction at the display framework to obtain first display content corresponding to a location value from a first display content generator, wherein the first display content generator is a third-party service to the display framework;
• selectively identifying a first communication bridge from a plurality of executable communication bridges, the first communication bridge, in execution, being suitably configured to facilitate communications between the first display content generator and the display framework;
• obtaining first display content corresponding to the location value from the first display content generator via the first communication bridge, and displaying the first display content in a first display view on a display;
• receiving an instruction at the display framework to obtain second display content corresponding to the location value from a second display content generator, wherein the second content generator is a third-party service to the display framework, and wherein the first display content generator and the second display content generator are not the same;
• selectively identifying a second communication bridge from the plurality of executable communication bridges, the second communication bridge, in execution, being suitably configured to facilitate communications between the second display content generator and the display framework;
• obtaining second display content corresponding to the location value from the second display content generator via the second communication bridge, wherein the second display content is of a format that is not displayable by the display framework;
• formatting the second display content to a format suitable for display by the display framework via the second display bridge and displaying the second formatted display content in a second view on the display;
• receiving an update to the location value, and in response:
• communicating the updated location value to the first display content generator via the first communication bridge, and communicating the updated location value to the second display content generator via the second communication bridge;
• receiving updated first display content corresponding to the updated location value from the first display content generator via the first communication bridge, and displaying the updated first display content in the first view;
• receiving updated second display content corresponding to the updated location value from the second display content generator via the second communication bridge;
• formatting the updated second display content to a format suitable for display by the display framework via the second display bridge;
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• receiving the formatted updated second display content at the display framework and displaying the formatted updated second display content in the second view to maintain location synchronization between the first view and the second view.