Computing system and method to implicitly commit unsaved data for a World Wide Web application

• US 20030070000A1
• Filed: 10/02/2001
• Published: 04/10/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle America, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Siebel Systems Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Mukundan, Anil, Coker, John
• Granted Patent: US 8,359,335 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 719/318
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/547 Remote procedure calls [RPC]; Web services
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

In one embodiment, the invention is a computing system comprising a World Wide Web application with a user interactive record field is described. The record field receives a record field entry. The application receives a context change request. Responsive to the context change request, the application dynamically transmits the record field entry to a server for storage in a database.

Claims

1. A computing system comprising:

a World Wide Web application including a user interactive record field to receive a record field entry; and

the application to receive a context change request, and to dynamically transmit the record field entry responsive to receiving the request to a server for storage in a database.

2. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the context change includes a World Wide Web browser view change.

3. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the context change includes an active applet change.

4. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the context change includes a change in a record field selected for editing.

5. The computing system of claim 1, further comprising:

a client cache to store the record field entry.

6. The computing system of claim 5, further comprising:

the application to maintain the record field entry in the cache until the record field entry is transmitted to the server.

7. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the application controls all client communications with the server.

8. A method comprising:

receiving a record field entry by using a World Wide Web application including a user interactive record field;

receiving a context change request by using the application; and

dynamically transmitting the record field entry to a server for storage in a database by using the application responsive to receiving the request.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the context change request includes a World Wide Web browser view change.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the context change request includes an active applet change.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the context change request includes a change in a record field selected for editing.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising storing the record field entry by using a client cache.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising the application maintaining the record field entry in the cache until the record field entry is transmitted to the server.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising the application controlling all direct communications with the server.

15. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a set of instructions to translate instructions, the set of instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

receiving a record field entry by using a World Wide Web application including a user interactive record field;

receiving a context change request by using the application; and

dynamically transmitting the record field entry to a server for storage in a database by using the application responsive to receiving the request.

16. The medium of claim 15, wherein the context change request includes a World Wide Web browser view change.

17. The medium of claim 15, wherein the context change request includes an active applet change.

18. The medium of claim 15, wherein the context change request includes a change in a record field selected for editing.

19. The medium of claim 15, further comprising storing the record field entry by using a client cache.

20. The medium of claim 19, further comprising the application maintaining the record field entry in the cache until the record field entry is transmitted to the server.

21. The method of claim 15, further comprising the application controlling all direct communications with the server.