IP Library Granted Patent US 7,973,957
Granted Patent B2
US 7,973,957 · App. 11/681,535 · Granted Jul 5, 2011

Generic interface

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Patent No.
US 7,973,957
App. No.
11/681,535
Granted
Jul 5, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and process for ensuring the smooth flow of electronic ink is described. Dynamic rendering is give priority over other event handlers. Priority may be the use of one or more queues to order when events occur and may be performing dynamic rendering prior to other steps.

Claims (10)

1. A system for processing information comprising:

a storage;

a processor exchanging information with said a storage, said processor hosting a first component and a second component, said first component comprising:

a synchronous interface to which a first plug-in object is attached, said first plug-in object processing information received by said first component synchronously with the receipt of said information by said first component;

an asynchronous interface to which said second component is attached,

said second component including a synchronous interface to which a second plug-in object is attached and an asynchronous interface to which a third plug-in object is attached.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein said first plug-in object is a dynamic renderer object.

3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein said third plug-in object is an ink collection object.

4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of said first plug-in object and said second plug-in object form part of a list attached to said component.

5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of said first plug-in object and said second plug-in object form part of a chain attached to said component.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE RECORDAL TO REMOVE INADVERTENTLY RECOREDED PROPERTIES SHOWN IN ATTACHED SHEET PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 047681 FRAME: 0916. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jul 18, 2019
From: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
To: SERVICENOW, INC.
Reel/Frame 049797/0119 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 29, 2018
From: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
To: SERVICENOW, INC.
Reel/Frame 047681/0916 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2014
From: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
To: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
Reel/Frame 034542/0001 →