Online service for program lookup
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsLinda W. Averett, Tariq Sharif, Roberto A. Franco, Anthony T. Chor, Vishu Gupta, Venkatraman V. Kundallur, Joseph T. Farro
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Abstract
An integrated program lookup browser provides an integrated system with an online program lookup web service that assists the user in finding these unrecognized files, protocols and web page objects by allowing the user to perform a program lookup on a web service that can search one or more databases and return the URL to download the appropriate application or protocol or return the actual program or protocol.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving, at a program lookup web service, a request to look up an unrecognized file, an unrecognized protocol, or an unrecognized object, the request received from an integrated program lookup browser;
- searching one or more databases to find an application capable of opening the unrecognized file, a protocol handler capable of accessing the web page with the unrecognized protocol, or an additional application capable of loading the unrecognized object;
- and
- sending, to the integrated program lookup browser, a link to download the application, the protocol handler, or the additional application.
One or more computer-readable media comprising computer readable instructions which, when executed, implement a method comprising:
- receiving, at a program lookup web service, a request to look up an unrecognized file, an unrecognized protocol, or an unrecognized object, the request received from an integrated program lookup browser;
- searching one or more databases to find an application capable of opening the unrecognized file, a protocol handler capable of accessing the web page with the unrecognized protocol, or an additional application capable of loading the unrecognized object;
- and
- sending, to the integrated program lookup browser, a link to download the application, the protocol handler, or the additional application.
A server comprising:
- one or more databases;
- and
- at least a memory and a processor to implement a web service, the web service configured to:
- receive, at the web service, a request to look up an unrecognized file, the request received over a network from an integrated program lookup browser;
- search the one or more databases to find an application capable of opening the unrecognized file;
- and
- send, to the integrated program lookup browser, a URL to download the application.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.