Programming interface for a computer platform
CA 2481552 C · Owner: Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc · Inventors: Sheldon, Michael G.; Mckee, Timothy P.; Karatal, Kerem B.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
Open the CIPO recordAbstract From the Canadian patent
A programming interface for a computer platform can include various functionality. In certain embodiments the programming interface includes one or more of a first group of services related to re-usable user interface controls a second group of services related to user interface dialogs and user interface wizards a third group of services related to extending the user interface functionality and a fourth group of services related to extending functionality of a desktop of the user interface.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed September 14, 2004 and granted January 3, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 14, 2024.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by September 14, 2026.
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