US 6,651,084 B1 · System and method for adding plug-ins to a web browser

Abstract

A system and method for adding a plug-in to a web browser, the system and method comprising providing a general functions list that lists at least one function that can be performed by at least one registered plug-in through the web browser, and selecting one function that a user would like to add to the web browser from the general functions list. In one preferred embodiment, the system and method further comprise generating a specific plug-ins list that lists at least one registered plug-in that can perform the selected function, and selecting one registered plug-in to perform the selected function from the specific plug-ins list. In one preferred embodiment, the system and method comprise the selecting of a registered plug-in from a general plug-ins list that lists at least one registered plug-in, and the providing of a specific functions list that lists every function that the selected registered plug-in can perform.

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Dependent claims

A computer system comprising:

a processor;
a storage medium operatively coupled with the processor;
a web browser executed by the processor and retrievable from the storage medium, the web browser further configured to utilize plug-ins;
and
a plug-in utility, executed by the processor and retrievable from the storage medium, the plug-in utility for organizing plug-ins;
wherein the plug-in utility is configured to maintain a general functions list that lists at least one function associated with at least one registered plug-in, each registered plug-in corresponding to a plug-in that resides within a general plug-ins list maintained by the plug-in utility;
and
the plug-in utility is further configured to maintain a specific plug-ins list that lists at least one registered plug-in that performs a selected function, from the general functions list, through the web browser.

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A computer program for adding a plug-in to a web browser, the computer program comprising:

a storage medium;
general functions list code on the storage medium for providing a general functions list that lists at least one function associated with at least one registered plug-in, each registered plug-in corresponding to a plug-in that resides within a maintained general plug-in list;
select function code on the storage medium for allowing a user to select from the general functions list a desired function that the user would like to add to the web browser such that the selected desired function is executable by the web browser;
specific plug-ins list code on the storage medium for generating a specific plug-ins list that lists at least one registered plug-in that can perform the selected desired function, and
select plug-ins code on the storage medium for selecting one registered plug-in to perform the selected desired function from the specific plug-ins list.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System and method for adding plug-ins to a web browser

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