Dheeraj Sarpangal

US Patent:

8296399, Oct 23, 2012

Filed:

Jul 15, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/503519

Inventors:

Kyle Matthew Von Haden - Mill Creek WA, US
Sang Ju Lee - Sammamish WA, US
Dheeraj Sarpangal - Redmond WA, US
Peter Michael Woods - Redmond WA, US
Xiaomeng Zhao - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 15/177
G06F 9/445

US Classification:

709219, 709203, 709220, 717168, 717171

Abstract:

Application gallery connections to dynamic server-hosted content may be provided. An application may be instantiated on a client device. Upon loading, the application may connect to an available content server and download a content manifest. An application setting, such as a privacy setting or an administrative restriction may prevent connections to the content server; otherwise the application may determine whether the content manifest lists any new content for download. New content may be downloaded and made available to users of the application. The application may also determine whether any previously downloaded content is out of date according to the content manifest and remove unused content.