Electrical computers and digital processing systems: interprogra – Application program interface – Data transfer between application windows
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-01
2011-03-01
Ho, Andy (Department: 2194)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: interprogra
Application program interface
Data transfer between application windows
C719S310000, C718S100000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07900215
ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatuses for providing inter-application accessibility. Embodiments of the present invention provide a framework independent, introspective, extensible technique for describing and interacting with interfaces across application processes, in which an accessibility client dynamically discovers aspects of an element (e.g., a User Interface (UI) element) by asking for its lists of actions and attributes. For example, an accessibility client application can have framework independent access to accessibility server applications written in different frameworks, such as Cocoa, Carbon, Java, or others. Since the lists of attributes and actions are introspected at run time, an accessibility client can be dynamically extensible to handle new attributes and actions that are added to the accessibility server after the accessibility client is made. The accessibility servers have the flexibility to describe any aspect of an interface without limitation; and, the accessibility clients can interact with the accessibility servers (e.g., to perform actions) without a priori information about the interface element.
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Engber Michael Scott
Fullerton Guyerik B.
Louch John Owen
Ozer Ali
Apple Inc.
Blakely , Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP
Ho Andy
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