Extensible object previewer in a shell browser
CA 2426472 C · Owner: Kurtz, James Brian · Inventors: Devorchik, David George; Hally, Judson Craig; Beam, Tyler Kien
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A system and method for extending the functionality of an object previewer in a shell browser to improve the user experience. The shell browser provides an extensibility mechanism so that third party developers can extend the functionality of the default previewer for particular file types. A graphical user interface includes a control which enables a user to select a previewer for displayed files from a plurality of available previewers. Alternatively the shell browser can automatically select a previewer from a plurality of available previewers. A data structure contains information indicative of the availability of multiple previewers in a shell browser.
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- Filed April 23, 2003 and granted June 10, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 23, 2023.
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