Method and system for sharing different web components between different web sites in a portal framework

• US 20030056025A1
• Filed: 03/07/2002
• Published: 03/20/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ip Ot Sub Ulc
• Original Assignee: Open TEXT SA (Open Text Corporation)
• Inventors: Vondcrweid, Ethan, Guyot, Noah, Anuff, Ed, Harbaugh, Edith, MacLeod, Dave, Phillips, Amy, Petersen, John, Moses, Dean, Akesson, Hans, Belunis, Tom, Tessier, Jean, Griffin, Fergus
• Granted Patent: US 8,407,353 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 719/316
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/143 Markup, e.g. Standard Generalized Markup Language [SGML] or Document Type Definition [DTD]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/28 Restricting access to network management systems or functions, e.g. using authorisation function to access network configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/105 Multiple levels of security
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/567 Integrating service provisioning from a plurality of service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/59 Providing operational support to end devices by off-loading in the network or by emulation, e.g. when they are unavailable
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

The sharing of objects may be executed by performing various share type administrations. Objects may be shared directly to a site or may be made available indirectly for reuse by a site. The objects shared and made available for reuse may be added to the site to which they are shared and made available for reuse. References to the objects shared and made available for reuse are stored in repositories in response to, and in accordance with, the share type administration performed. The storage of the references to objects is based on privileges associated with at least one of a repository, a site and a user. Objects made available for reuse by, and shared to, a site may be made unavailable for reuse by, and unshared to, the site through the execution of a share type administration.

Claims

1. A method of sharing an object in a portal framework, the method comprising the steps of:

storing a reference to the object in a first repository; and

performing a first operation to store a duplicate of the reference to the object in a second repository;

wherein the first operation is in accordance with a first privilege granted as defined by a permission.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the reference to the object is for an object of a first site.

3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising the step of performing a second operation to add the object to a second site.

4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising the step of performing a third operation to remove the duplicate of the reference of the object from the second repository.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the third operation further comprises the step of removing the object from the second site.

6. The method according to claim 2, further comprising the step of providing access to the duplicate of the reference of the object in the second repository.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the step of providing access is in accordance with a second privilege granted as defined by a permission for the second repository.

8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising the step of performing a second operation to store a second duplicate of the reference to the object in a third repository

9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising the step of performing a third operation to add the object to a second site.

10. The method according to claim 9, further comprising the step of performing a fourth operation to remove the duplicate of the reference of the object from the second repository.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the fourth operation further comprises the step of removing the object from the second site.

12. The method according to claim 2, wherein the first operation further comprises the step of storing references to each child object of the object in the second repository.

13. The method according to claim 2, wherein the first operation further comprises the step of excluding references to at least one child object of the object in the second repository.

14. A computer program product for sharing an object in a portal framework, the computer program product comprising:

a computer readable medium; and

computer program instructions, recorded on the computer readable medium, executable by a processor, for performing the steps of;

storing a reference to the object in a first repository; and

performing a first operation to store a duplicate of the reference to the object in a second repository;

wherein the first operation is in accordance with a first privilege granted as defined by a permission.

15. The computer program product according to claim 14, wherein the reference to the object is for an object of a first site.

16. The computer program product according to claim 15, further comprising computer program instructions for performing the step of performing a second operation to add the object to a second site.

17. The computer program product according to claim 16, further comprising computer program instructions for performing the step of performing a third operation to remove the duplicate of the reference of the object from the second repository.

18. The computer program product according to claim 17, wherein the third operation further comprises the step of removing the object from the second site.

19. The computer program product according to claim 15, further comprising computer program instructions for performing the step of providing access to the duplicate of the reference of the object in the second repository.

20. The computer program product according to claim 19, wherein the step of providing access is in accordance with a second privilege granted as defined by a permission for the second repository.

21. The computer program product according to claim 20, further comprising computer program instructions for performing the step of performing a second operation to store a second duplicate of the reference to the object in a third repository

22. The computer program product according to claim 21, further comprising computer program instructions for performing the step of performing a third operation to add the object to a second site.

23. The computer program product according to claim 22, further comprising computer program instructions for performing the step of performing a fourth operation to remove the duplicate of reference of the object from the second repository.

24. The computer program product according to claim 23, wherein the fourth operation further comprising the step of removing the object from the second site.

25. The computer program product according to claim 15, wherein the first operation further comprises the step of storing references to each child object of the object in the second repository.

26. The computer program product according to claim 15, wherein the first operation further comprises the step of excluding references to at least one child object of the object in the second repository.

27. A system for sharing an object in a portal framework, the system comprising:

a first repository operable to store a reference to the object; and

a second repository operable to store a duplicate of the reference to the object in response to a first operation

wherein the first operation is in accordance with a first privilege granted as defined by a permission.

28. The system according to claim 27, further comprising a first site operable to provide an object having to the reference to the object.

29. The system according to claim 28, further comprising a second site operable to provide the object in response to a second operation.

30. The system according to claim 29, wherein the duplicate of the reference of the object is removed from the second repository in response to a third operation.

31. The system according to claim 30, wherein the object is removed from the second site in response to the third operation.

32. The system according to claim 27, wherein access to the duplicate of the reference of the object in the second repository is provided.

33. The system according to claim 32, wherein access is provided in accordance with a second privilege granted as defined by a permission for the second repository.

34. The system according to claim 33, further comprising a third repository operable to store a second duplicate of the reference to the object in response to a second operation.

35. The system according to claim 34, further comprising a second site operable to provide the object in response to the third operation.

36. The system according to claim 35, wherein the second reference of the object is removed from the second repository in response to a fourth operation.

37. The system according to claim 36, wherein the object is removed from the second site in response to the fourth operation.

38. The system according to claim 28, wherein the second repository is operable to store references to each child object of the object in response to the first operation.

39. The system according to claim 28, wherein the second repository is operable to exclude storage of at least one child object of the object in the second repository in response to the first operation.