Generating web pages with integrated content

• US 10,089,406 B2
• Filed: 01/30/2013
• Issued: 10/02/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Schneider, David, O'Bryan, Scott, Elges, Michael, Likes, Steven Bradley, Guddanti, Venkata
• Primary Examiner(s): Baderman, Scott
• Assistant Examiner(s): Level, Barbara
• Application Number:
  US13/753,870
• Publication Number:
  US 20140215307A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,071 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation

Abstract

A system for generating a web page that integrates content from different content sources. The system defines a request configured to be transmitted from a consumer application to a producer application. The request is for the producer application to provide content to the consumer application. The system adds additional custom data to the request via a plurality of integration points. The additional custom data is configured to be interpreted by handlers corresponding to the integration points. The system receives content produced by the producer application. The producer application produces the content based upon the request and the additional custom data. The system displays the received content to appear as an integrated whole with other content on a page.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to generate a web page that integrates content from different content sources, the generating comprising:

defining a request that is transmitted from a consumer application to a remote producer application, wherein the request is for the producer application to provide content to the consumer application, the request including a task flow configured to interactively respond to contextual events sent by the consumer application to indicate a context in which the content is to be presented by the consumer application;

adding additional custom data to the request via a plurality of different integration points, wherein,

the additional custom data is interpreted by a plurality of handlers that are invoked by a system hosting the consumer application and that are separate from the producer application, the handlers corresponding to the integration points,

each handler includes an application programming interface for interacting with and calling into the remote producer application, and

the interpreting of the additional custom data includes one or more application programming interface calls to the remote producer application;

receiving content produced by the producer application, wherein the producer application produces the content based upon the request and the additional custom data; and

displaying the received content to appear as an integrated whole with other content on the web page, the received content displayed as remote content in a task flow of the web page, wherein the received content and the other content are framelessly displayed;

wherein,

the producer application configures the received content to be displayed according to a stylesheet of the consumer application based on metadata included in the request and additional custom data received at the producer application, and

the additional custom data invokes custom logic on the producer application.

2. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the additional custom data comprises a first contextual event and the request is further configured to be transmitted to a second remote producer application;

wherein the first contextual event invokes a second contextual event on the second remote producer application.

3. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein each integration point of the plurality of integration points corresponds to a subsystem in a development framework.

4. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the additional custom data is configured to invoke custom logic on the producer application after being interpreted by the handlers, and the request and additional custom data configure the remote producer application to run application-specific logic of the consumer application.

5. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein displaying the received content comprises displaying content using JavaServer Faces.

6. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the consumer application is part of a technology stack that comprises a plurality of layers, and the additional custom data is added by a layer of the technology stack that is different than a layer that corresponds to the consumer application.

7. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein a plurality of contents are received from a plurality of producer applications, and the plurality of received contents are displayed to appear as an integrated whole with the other content on the web page.

8. A method for generating a web page that integrates content from different content sources, the method comprising:

defining a request that is transmitted from a consumer application to a remote producer application, wherein the request is for the producer application to provide content to the consumer application, the request including a task flow configured to interactively respond to contextual events sent by the consumer application to indicate a context in which the content is to be presented by the consumer application;

adding additional custom data to the request via a plurality of different integration points, wherein,

the additional custom data is interpreted by a plurality of handlers that are invoked by a system hosting the consumer application and that are separate from the producer application, the handlers corresponding to the integration points,

each handler includes an application programming interface for interacting with and calling into the remote producer application;

receiving content produced by the producer application, wherein the producer application produces the content based upon the request and the additional custom data; and

displaying the received content to appear as an integrated whole with other content on the web page, the received content displayed as remote content in a task flow of the web page, wherein the received content and the other content are framelessly displayed;

wherein,

the producer application configures the received content to be displayed according to a stylesheet of the consumer application based on metadata included in the request and additional custom data received at the producer application, and

the additional custom data invokes custom logic on the producer application.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the additional custom data comprises a first contextual event and the request is further configured to be transmitted to a second remote producer application;

wherein the first contextual event invokes a second contextual event on the second remote producer application.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein each integration point of the plurality of integration points corresponds to a subsystem in a development framework.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the additional custom data is configured to invoke custom logic on the producer application after being interpreted by the handlers, and the request and additional custom data configure the remote producer application to run application-specific logic of the consumer application.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein displaying the received content comprises displaying content using JavaServer Faces.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the consumer application is part of a technology stack that comprises a plurality of layers, and the additional custom data is added by a layer of the technology stack that is different than a layer that corresponds to the consumer application.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein a plurality of contents are received from a plurality of producer applications, and the plurality of received contents are displayed to appear as an integrated whole with the other content on the web page.

15. A system for generating a web page that integrates content from different content sources, the system comprising:

a processor;

a memory coupled to the processor;

a defining module that defines a request that is transmitted from a consumer application to a remote producer application, wherein the request is for the producer application to provide content to the consumer application, the request including a task flow configured to interactively respond to contextual events sent by the consumer application to indicate a context in which the content is to be presented by the consumer application;

an adding module that adds additional custom data to the request via a plurality of different integration points, wherein

the additional custom data is interpreted by a plurality of handlers that are invoked by the system hosting the consumer application and that are separate from the producer application, the handlers corresponding to the integration points,

each handler includes an application programming interface for interacting with and calling into the remote producer application[, and

the interpreting of the additional custom data includes one or more application programming interface calls to the remote producer application];

a receiving module that receives content produced by the producer application, wherein the producer application produces the content based upon the request and the additional custom data; and

a displaying module that displays the received content to appear as an integrated whole with other content on the web page, the received content displayed as remote content in a task flow of the web page, wherein the received content and the other content are framelessly displayed;

wherein,

the producer application configures the received content to be displayed according to a stylesheet of the consumer application based on metadata included in the request and additional custom data received at the producer application, and

the additional custom data invokes custom logic on the producer application.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the

additional custom data comprises a first contextual event and the request is further configured to be transmitted to a second remote producer application;

wherein the first contextual event invokes a second contextual event on the second remote producer application.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein each integration point of the plurality of integration points corresponds to a subsystem in a development framework.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the additional custom data is configured to invoke custom logic on the producer application after being interpreted by the handlers, and the request and additional custom data configure the remote producer application to run application-specific logic of the consumer application.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein displaying the received content comprises displaying content using JavaServer Faces.