Displaying forms and content in a browser

• US 20020091732A1
• Filed: 12/29/2000
• Published: 07/11/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Networks (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Networks (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Pedro, Justin E.
• Application Number:
  US09/750,276
• Publication Number:
  US 20020091732A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/222
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/54 Interprogram communication

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and method for presenting both forms and content in a browser. The invention includes a Java applet having a graphical user interface that receives and projects HTML content to the user. By being able to combine both forms and non-forms content in a single interface, a tighter integration of information is achieved. Further, form content is maintained during navigation though storing active forms in a workbench.

Claims

1. A computer with a display projecting a graphical user interface to a user, said graphical user interface displaying form content and HTML content in a common window.

2. The computer according to claim 1, wherein said graphical user interface includes tabs permitting access to said form content.

3. The computer according to claim 1, wherein said form content and said HTML content are displayed in a Java applet execution in a browser.

4. A method for displaying form content and HTML content comprising the following steps:

running a Java applet;

opening a window;

populating said window with form content generated at least by said running Java applet; and

,

populating said window with HTML content.

5. The method according to claim 4, further comprising the steps of:

monitoring for an event requesting a new form;

in response to said form request event, displaying a new form in said window.

6. The method according to claim 4, further comprising the steps of:

monitoring for an event requesting new HTML content;

in response to said HTML content request event, displaying new HTML content in said window.

7. A method for navigating a user interface having a back button and a button designating a collection of open forms, comprising the steps of:

receiving a user selection of one of said back button or said button designating said collection;

determining which button was selected;

if said back button was selected, then reprocessing a command field of an entry in a history stack and

if said button designating said collection of open forms was selected, then opening said collection of forms in a window.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the user interface includes a region permitting the creation of another form, said method further comprising the steps of:

receiving a request for a new form;

creating said new form;

adding said new form to said collection of forms;

adding an entry in said history stack pointing to said new form.

9. A system for displaying forms and HTML content comprising:

a display displaying a graphical user interface having at least one window;

a processor running a browser program and outputting information to said display;

wherein said processor receives form content from a Java applet and HTML content from said Java applet, combines said form content and said HTML content in a browser program and outputs the combined content to said display.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein said Java applet presents said form content in a window with tabs permitting selection of said form content.

11. The system according to claim 9, wherein said Java applet includes handling of activation of a back button.