Abstract: Assets or the locations where assets may appear are monitored. If a new asset appears within a monitored location or if an existing asset is copied, modified, or moved, a decision is made as to whether to assign a new unique identifier or to assign a new version number to an existing unique identifier. The unique identifiers and version numbers are carried as metadata within the assets and optionally also stored separately within a data store.

Abstract: One or more aspects of the subject matter described in this disclosure include identifying a first application component received by a running application, identifying a first automatically connectable connection for the first application component, selecting a second automatically connectable connection for a second application component, the second application component residing in the running application, and automatically connecting the first connection with the second connection so that information can be exchanged between the first application component and the second application component by way of the first connection and the second connection while the first application is running.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for mobile device interaction using a shared user interface.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for configuring mobile devices using emulations of the mobile devices.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for reusing a component. In one aspect, a method includes detecting insertion into a target application of a reusable component associated with a remote source; identifying a library corresponding to the reusable component, wherein the library is maintained at the remote source; loading the library into a storage location accessible to the target application to create a local library; and instantiating the reusable component in the target application in accordance with the local library. Further, limited system privileges can be granted to the reusable component. Additionally, the reusable component can be assigned to a sandbox based on one or more granted system privileges.

Abstract: Assets or the locations where assets may appear are monitored. If a new asset appears within a monitored location or if an existing asset is copied, modified, or moved, a decision is made as to whether to assign a new unique identifier or to assign a new version number to an existing unique identifier. The unique identifiers and version numbers are carried as metadata within the assets and optionally also stored separately within a data store.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for mobile device interaction using a shared user interface.

Abstract: Managing file information is disclosed. In some embodiments, a first set of information associated with a file that includes an identifier is accessed. The identifier from the first set is read. If it is determined that at least one value in a second set of information associated with the identifier does not correspond with the file, the at least one value in the first and/or second set is updated. In some embodiments, the first set is associated with metadata attached to a file and the second set is associated with a corresponding database record. By comparing one or more of the information in the metadata attached to a file, information in the corresponding database entry, information associated with the actual file, information associated with other files, existence of other files, etc., it is possible to synchronize a database with associated files and make inferences about files that have undergone changes.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes, among other things, systems, methods and program products for automatic connections between application components.

Abstract: An object-oriented file system in an object-oriented operating system includes a file system entity class that is subclassed into a volume, directory and file subclass. These classes encapsulate standard file system properties such as name, creation date, and size, as well as standard operations such as create, open, close, and property accessors. Using object-oriented programming, the class properties and operations can easily be modified and extended. Also provided is a convenient and efficient means for searching through the entities, and collecting heterogeneous sets. Further, a category of notification classes is provided for notifying clients when an entity has changed. Still further, user authentication and protection domains are used to protect against unauthorized access. Finally, a means for working with foreign file systems running under different operating systems is provided.

Abstract: An object-oriented file system in an object-oriented operating system includes a file system entity class that is subclassed into a volume, directory and file subclass. These classes encapsulate standard file system properties such as name, creation date, and size, as well as standard operations such as create, open, close, and property accessors. Using object-oriented programming, the class properties and operations can easily be modified and extended. Also provided is a convenient and efficient means for searching through the entities, and collecting heterogeneous sets. Further, a category of notification classes is provided for notifying clients when an entity has changed. Still further, user authentication and protection domains are used to protect against unauthorized access. Finally, a means for working with foreign file systems running under different operating systems is provided.