Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dynamically loaded plug-ins to provide an integrated graphical user interface
- Patent Title (中): 动态加载的插件提供集成的图形用户界面
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Application No.: US12405189Application Date: 2009-03-16
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Publication No.: US09146757B1Publication Date: 2015-09-29
- Inventor: Krishnan Subramanian , Steven J. Perry , Arun K. Mandhania
- Applicant: Krishnan Subramanian , Steven J. Perry , Arun K. Mandhania
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: XILINX, INC.
- Current Assignee: XILINX, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agent Kevin T. Cuenot
- Main IPC: G06F3/048
- IPC: G06F3/048 ; G06F9/445

Abstract:
A method of providing an integrated graphical user interface can include responsive to executing a host computer program, displaying, within a graphical user interface of the host computer program, a visual element of a plug-in that executes in cooperation with the host computer program without loading a functional component of the plug-in within program execution memory of a computer system executing the host computer program. At least a portion of the functional component of the plug-in can be loaded within program execution memory responsive to a selection of the visual element.
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