Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Plug-in system for software applications
- Patent Title (中): 用于软件应用的插件系统
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Application No.: US12971382Application Date: 2010-12-17
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Publication No.: US08407461B2Publication Date: 2013-03-26
- Inventor: Weng Cheong , Eswar Vandanapu , Sreedhar Katti
- Applicant: Weng Cheong , Eswar Vandanapu , Sreedhar Katti
- Applicant Address: US CA Redwood Shores
- Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
- Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Redwood Shores
- Agency: Squire Sanders (US) LLP
- Main IPC: G06F9/06
- IPC: G06F9/06

Abstract:
A plug-in framework is invoked within a plug-in, where the plug-in framework includes a software library configured to define, register, and configure plug-ins, where the plug-in includes a software module that extends or customizes functionality of a software application that is external to the plug-in, and where the plug-in includes a mapping name. A plug-in instance declaration is searched, by the plug-in framework, for a mapping that includes the mapping name, where the plug-in instance declaration is located within a plug-in file, and where the plug-in declaration comprises one or more mappings. When a mapping of the mapping name to the value is found, the value is returned, by the plug-in framework, to the plug-in based on the mapping. The plug-in framework also allows a plug-in provider to associate a plug-in with metadata.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120159145A1 PLUG-IN SYSTEM FOR SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS Public/Granted day:2012-06-21
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