Contextual discovery of value-added components

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8464248
APP PUB NO 20100318985A1
SERIAL NO

12484819

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Embodiments of methods and systems of providing contextual discovery of value-added components or add-ins of an application are disclosed. In conjunction with a startup of the application, indicators for each available value-added component for the application may be contextually displayed on a user interface of a first computing device, where the indicators are undifferentiated based on installation status of the value-added components. Upon a user selection of a particular value-added component that is not currently installed, the value-added component may be obtained from a second computing device and may be installed. The end-user is thus provided with an integrated seamless, contextual discovery and installation of desired value-added components on an as-needed basis. The methods and systems may be based on varying levels of permission, and may be performed for sub-components of value-added components.

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MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLCONE MICROSOFT WAY REDMOND WA 98052

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Beavers, Jay Duvall, US 6 398
Kurtzeborn, Scott Redmond, US 14 109
Moffatt, Christopher H Sammamish, US 6 64
Soin, Ravipal Kirkland, US 20 879

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