Cross application behavior customization

• US 10,635,433 B2
• Filed: 08/24/2017
• Issued: 04/28/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GE Digital Holdings LLC (GE Aerospace)
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Khoongumjorn, Nikun, Devarakonda, Venkata
• Primary Examiner(s): Chowdhury, Ziaul A
• Application Number:
  US15/685,068
• Publication Number:
  US 20190065177A1
• Time in Patent Office: 978 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/71 Version control security arrangements therefor G06F21/57; Configuration management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44521 Dynamic linking or loading; Link editing at or after load time, e.g. Java class loading
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4488 Object-oriented
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/546 Message passing systems or structures, e.g. queues

Abstract

The example embodiments are directed to an application hub system and method configured to add a tenant-specific script to running instances of a plurality of independently developed software applications thereby customizing the behavior of the plurality of independently developed software applications through a single action. In one example, the method includes receiving a request to load an application hub interface associated with running instances of a plurality of software applications, determining at least one script to be used to customize a behavior of the running instances of the plurality of software applications, adding the at least one script to each of the running instances of the plurality of software applications via the application hub interface, and displaying a user interface associated with the application hub interface which provides access to the customized running instances of the plurality of software applications.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving a request to load an application hub interface associated with a user;

identifying a plurality of software applications that the user has been previously authorized to use, and querying respective running instances of the plurality of software applications which are already running on a host platform for navigation locations of the respective running instances of the plurality of software applications;

receiving navigation information of the plurality of software applications from microapps residing in a cloud platform, the navigation information for each microapp including location information of a running instance of the microapp within the cloud platform;

determining at least one script to be used to customize a behavior of the running instances of the plurality of software applications when interacted with via the application hub interface;

adding the at least one script to each of the running instances of the plurality of software applications via the application hub interface; and

displaying the application hub interface including a navigation menu comprising links to the navigation information of the customized running instances of the plurality of software applications received from the microapps, wherein, when selected, each link causes a corresponding running instance of a software application from among the plurality of software applications to be loaded into a viewing area of the application hub interface.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining comprises determining the at least one script to be used based on tenant-specific configuration information included in a file that is associated with the tenant.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one script comprises a tenant-specific library, and the adding of the at least one script causes the tenant-specific library to be made available across each of the running instances of the plurality of software applications.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the running instances of the plurality of software applications comprise running instances of a plurality of independently developed software applications developed by different vendors.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the at least one script enables the running instances of the plurality of independently developed software applications to communicate with each other via a notification platform.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the adding comprises adding the at least one script and a plurality of other predefined scripts of the application hub user interface to the running instances of the plurality of software applications.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the adding comprises simultaneously incorporating the at least one script into the running instances of each of the plurality of software applications via the application hub user interface.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises determining at least one theme to be used to customize a look of the running instances of the plurality of software applications, and changing a display of the user interface based on the at least one theme.

9. A computing system comprising:

a memory storing one or more software modules; and

a processor configured to execute the one or more software modules, wherein when executed, the one or more executed software modules cause the processor to;

receive a request to load an application hub interface associated with a user;

identify a plurality of software applications that the user has been previously authorized to use, and query respective running instances of the plurality of software applications which are already running on a host platform for navigation locations of the respective running instances of the plurality of software applications;

receive navigation information of the plurality of software applications from microapps residing in a cloud platform, the navigation information for each microapp including location information of a running instance of the microapp within the cloud platform;

determine at least one script to be used to customize a behavior of the running instances of the plurality of software applications when interacted with via the application hub interface;

add the at least one script to each of the running instances of the plurality of software applications via the application hub interface; and

display the application hub interface including a navigation menu comprising links to the navigation information of the customized running instances of the plurality of software applications received from the microapps, wherein, when selected, each link causes a corresponding running instance of a software application from among the plurality of software applications to be loaded into a viewing area of the application hub interface.

10. The computing system of claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to determine the at least one script to be used based on tenant-specific configuration information included in a file that is associated with the tenant.

11. The computing system of claim 9, wherein the at least one script comprises a tenant-specific library, and the adding of the at least one script by the processor causes the tenant-specific library to be made available across each of the running instances of the plurality of software applications.

12. The computing system of claim 9, wherein the running instances of the plurality of software applications comprise running instances of a plurality of independently developed software applications developed by different vendors.

13. The computing system of claim 12, wherein the at least one script enables the running instances of the plurality of independently developed software applications to communicate with each other via a notification platform.

14. The computing system of claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to add the at least one script and a plurality of other predefined scripts of the application hub user interface to the running instances of the plurality of software applications.

15. The computing system of claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to simultaneously incorporate the at least one script into the running instances of each of the plurality of software applications via the application hub user interface.

16. The computing system of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to determine at least one theme to be used to customize a look of the running instances of the plurality of software applications, and change a display of the user interface based on the at least one theme.

17. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein instructions that when executed cause a computer to perform a method for controlling an application hub user interface associated with a cloud platform, the method comprising:

receiving a request to load an application hub interface associated with a user;

identifying a plurality of software applications that the user has been previously authorized to use, and querying respective running instances of the plurality of software applications which are already running on a host platform for navigation locations of the running instances of the plurality of software applications;

receiving navigation information of the plurality of software applications from microapps residing in a cloud platform, the navigation information for each microapp including location information of a running instance of the microapp within the cloud platform;

determining at least one script to be used to customize a behavior of the running instances of the plurality of software applications when interacted with via the application hub interface;

adding the at least one script to each of the running instances of the plurality of software applications via the application hub interface; and

displaying the application hub interface including a navigation menu comprising links to the navigation information of the customized running instances of the plurality of software applications received from the microapps, wherein, when selected, each link causes a corresponding running instance of a software application from among the plurality of software applications to be loaded into a viewing area of the application hub interface.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein the determining comprises determining the at least one script to be used based on tenant-specific configuration information included in a file that is associated with the tenant.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein the at least one script comprises a tenant-specific library, and the adding of the at least one script causes the tenant-specific library to be made available across each of the running instances of the plurality of software applications.

20. The non-transitory compute readable medium of claim 17, wherein the at least one script enables running instances of a plurality of independently developed software applications to communicate with each other via a notification platform.