Providing dynamic widgets in a browser

• US 10,073,605 B2
• Filed: 12/08/2014
• Issued: 09/11/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: III Holdings 1, LLC
• Original Assignee: III Holdings 1, LLC
• Inventors: Ellison, Brian Lee, Pierce, Elizabeth Nord
• Primary Examiner(s): Miah, Razu A
• Application Number:
  US14/563,753
• Publication Number:
  US 20150160846A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,373 Days
• Field of Search: 709218
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0233 Object-oriented techniques, for representation of network management data, e.g. common object request broker architecture [CORBA]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

A computer may provide, in a rendered and displayed browser, access to a cloud services related portal. Access may also be provided to a dynamic graphical widget in the portal. The dynamic graphical widget may be related to a cloud service and be customizable via the browser. The computer may receive a user input to cause movement of the dynamic graphical widget from a docked to undocked displayed position in the browser.

Claims

1. A computing device comprising:

a processor configured to render and display a view of a web browser on a display device coupled to the processor;

the processor further configured to facilitate access, in the web browser over a public network, to a cloud services related portal and to facilitate access to a dynamic graphical widget in the portal, wherein the dynamic graphical widget is linked to a cloud service for a plurality of software as a service (SaaS) applications;

the processor further configured to facilitate communication with a plurality of databases that store information and facilitate access to attributes of the plurality of SaaS applications, wherein the plurality of databases include an objects database that includes queries, stored procedures, and application code to store, add, delete, and modify each object;

wherein the attributes are related to monitoring and management of the plurality of SaaS applications;

the processor configured to connect, via the web browser with a data access layer, with a push-pull data layer that pushes data to and pulls data from the plurality of SaaS applications;

a communications interface configured to receive data via the dynamic graphical widget; and

the processor further configured to receive a user input to cause movement of the dynamic graphical widget from a docked to undocked displayed position in the web browser.

2. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the dynamic graphical widget provides an email related messaging service.

3. The computing device of claim 1, wherein a service is accessible via the web browser to dynamically rate the dynamic graphical widget.

4. The computing device of claim 1, wherein a category of different services is related to the dynamic graphical widget.

5. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the portal is a container for the dynamic graphical widget.

6. A method performed by a computing device, the method comprising:

rendering and displaying, by a processor, a view of a web browser on a display device coupled to the processor;

facilitating, by the processor, access in the web browser over a public network to a cloud services related portal and facilitating access to a dynamic graphical widget in the portal, wherein the dynamic graphical widget is linked to a cloud service for a plurality of software as a service (SaaS) applications;

communicating, by the computing device, with a plurality of databases that store information and accessing, by the computing device, attributes of the plurality of SaaS applications, wherein the plurality of databases include an objects database that includes queries, stored procedures, and application code to store, add, delete, and modify each object;

wherein the attributes are related to monitoring and managing of the plurality of SaaS applications;

connecting, via the web browser with a data access layer, with a push-pull data layer that pushes data to and pulls data from the plurality of SaaS applications;

receiving, by a communications interface, data via the dynamic graphical widget; and

receiving, by the processor, a user input to cause movement of the dynamic graphical widget from a docked to undocked displayed position in the web browser.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the dynamic graphical widget provides an email related messaging service.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein a service is accessible via the web browser to dynamically rate the dynamic graphical widget.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein a category of different services is related to the dynamic graphical widget.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the portal is a container for the dynamic graphical widget.