Portal administration tool

• US 20030117437A1
• Filed: 10/24/2002
• Published: 06/26/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: BEA Systems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: BEA Systems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Bales, Christopher E., Cook, Thomas A.
• Application Number:
  US10/279,542
• Publication Number:
  US 20030117437A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/764
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/275 Synchronous replication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/80 of semi-structured data, e.g. markup language structured data such as SGML, XML or HTML content-based retrieval of web data G06F16/95
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/954 Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing
• 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 16/986 Document structures and storage, e.g. HTML extensions
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/1012 to domains
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/1015 to users
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/1064 Restricting content processing at operating system level
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/1073 Conversion
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/1076 Revocation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/604 Tools and structures for managing or administering access control systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6227 where protection concerns the structure of data, e.g. records, types, queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/629 to features or functions of an application
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2101 Auditing as a secondary aspect
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2117 User registration
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2141 Access rights, e.g. capability lists, access control lists, access tables, access matrices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2145 Inheriting rights or properties, e.g., propagation of permissions or restrictions within a hierarchy
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2149 Restricted operating environment
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/18 : Delegation of network management function, e.g. customer network management [CNM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 : comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0815 : providing single-sign-on or federations
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0884 : by delegation of authentication, e.g. a proxy authenticates an entity to be authenticated on behalf of this entity vis-à-vis an authentication entity
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 : Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 : based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 : for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 : specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 : Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/142 : Managing session states for stateless protocols; Signalling session states; State transitions; Keeping-state mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/2871 : Implementation details of single intermediate entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 : User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 : involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 : Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/564 : Enhancement of application control based on intercepted application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/567 : Integrating service provisioning from a plurality of service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 : Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 : Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/22 : Parsing or analysis of headers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 : in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 : Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99931 : Database or file accessing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99933 : Query processing, i.e. searching
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99953 : Recoverability
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99954 : Version management

Abstract

An interactive tool adapted for administering a portal including user information, comprising providing a graphical user interface (GUI) adapted for managing at least one of the portal and the user information and wherein the GUI can be used to delegate at least one administration task to a user represented by the user information.

Claims

1. An interactive tool adapted for administering a portal including user information, comprising:

providing a graphical user interface (GUI) adapted for managing at least one of the portal and the user information; and

wherein the GUI can be used to delegate at least one administration task to a user represented by the user information.

2. The interactive tool of claim 1 wherein:

the GUI can be used to create, modify and delete user information.

3. The interactive tool of claim 1 wherein:

the user information is at least one of user name, user password, user type and property set.

4. The interactive tool of claim 1 wherein:

the GUI can be used to specify that the user is eligible for promotion to an administrator.

5. The interactive tool of claim 1 wherein:

the GUI can be used to promote the user to an administrator.

6. The interactive tool of claim 1 wherein:

the GUI can be used to designate the user as a system administrator.

7. The interactive tool of claim 5 wherein:

the administrator is one of a portal administrator and a group administrator.

8. The interactive tool of claim 1 wherein:

the at least one administration task is one of user management, portal management, portlet management and skins management.

9. The interactive tool of claim 1 wherein:

delegation of the at least one administration task includes specifying permissions for the at least one administration task.

10. The interactive tool of claim 9 wherein:

the permissions are at least one of grant, can delegate, and can specify entitlements.

11. The interactive tool of claim 1 wherein:

the GUI can be used to associate the portal with at least one group.

12. The interactive tool of claim 1 wherein:

the portal is comprised of at least one portal page.

13. The interactive tool of claim 12 wherein:

the GUI can be used to order the at least one portal page.

14. The interactive tool of claim 12 wherein:

the GUI can be used to specify entitlements for the at least one portal page.

15. The interactive tool of claim 1 wherein:

the GUI can be used to create a new portal and associate it with at least one group.

16. The interactive tool of claim 15 wherein:

the new portal can define its layout and administrators based on an existing portal.

17. The interactive tool of claim 12 wherein:

the GUI can be used to specify at least one attribute and at least one entitlement of the at least one portal page.

18. The interactive tool of claim 1 wherein:

the portal is comprised of at least one portlet.

19. The interactive tool of claim 18 wherein:

the GUI can be used to specify at least one attribute and at least one entitlement of the at least one portlet.

20. An interactive tool adapted for administering a portal including user information, comprising:

providing a graphical user interface (GUI) adapted for managing at least one of the portal and a user represented by the user information; and

wherein the portal is comprised of at least one portal page; and

wherein the GUI can be used to specify entitlements for the at least one portal page.

21. The interactive tool of claim 20 wherein:

the GUI can be used to create, modify and delete user information.

22. The interactive tool of claim 20 wherein:

the user information is at least one of user name, user password, user type and property set.

23. The interactive tool of claim 20 wherein:

the GUI can be used to specify that the user is eligible for promotion to an administrator.

24. The interactive tool of claim 20 wherein:

the GUI can be used to promote the user to an administrator.

25. The interactive tool of claim 20 wherein:

the GUI can be used to designate the user as a system administrator.

26. The interactive tool of claim 25 wherein:

the administrator is one of a portal administrator and a group administrator.

27. The interactive tool of claim 20 wherein:

the GUI can be used to delegate at least one administration task to the user.

28. The interactive tool of claim 27 wherein:

the at least one administration task is one of user management, portal management, portlet management and skins management.

29. The interactive tool of claim 27 wherein:

delegation of the at least one administration task includes specifying permissions for the at least one administration task.

30. The interactive tool of claim 29 wherein:

the permissions are at least one of grant, can delegate, and can specify entitlements.

31. The interactive tool of claim 20 wherein:

the GUI can be used to associate the portal with at least one group.

32. The interactive tool of claim 20 wherein:

the GUI can be used to order the at least one portal page.

33. The interactive tool of claim 20 wherein:

the GUI can be used to create a new portal and associate it with at least one group.

34. The interactive tool of claim 33 wherein:

the new portal can define its layout and administrators based on an existing portal.

35. The interactive tool of claim 20 wherein:

the GUI can be used to specify at least one attribute of the at least one portal page.

36. The interactive tool of claim 20 wherein:

the portal is comprised of at least one portlet.

37. The interactive tool of claim 36 wherein:

the GUI can be used to specify at least one attribute and at least one entitlement of the at least one portlet.

38. A method for administering a portal including user information, comprising:

providing input to a graphical user interface (GUI) adapted for managing at least one of the portal and the user information; and

wherein the GUI can be used to delegate at least one administration task to a user represented by the user information.

39. The method of claim 38 wherein:

directing the GUI to create, modify or delete user information.

40. The method of claim 38 wherein:

the user information is at least one of user name, user password, user type and property set.

41. The method of claim 38 wherein:

directing the GUI to specify that the user is eligible for promotion to an administrator.

42. The method of claim 38 wherein:

directing the GUI to promote the user to an administrator.

43. The method of claim 38 wherein:

directing the GUI to designate the user as a system administrator.

44. The method of claim 42 wherein:

the administrator is one of a portal administrator and a group administrator.

45. The method of claim 38 wherein:

the at least one administration task is one of user management, portal management, portlet management and skins management.

46. The method of claim 38 wherein:

delegation of the at least one administration task includes specifying permissions for the at least one administration task.

47. The method of claim 46 wherein:

the permissions are at least one of grant, can delegate, and can specify entitlements.

48. The method of claim 38 wherein:

directing the GUI to associate the portal with at least one group.

49. The method of claim 38 wherein:

the portal is comprised of at least one portal page.

50. The method of claim 49 wherein:

directing the GUI to order the at least one portal page.

51. The method of claim 49 wherein:

directing the GUI to specify entitlements for the at least one portal page.

52. The method of claim 38 wherein:

directing the GUI to create a new portal and associate it with at least one group.

53. The method of claim 52 wherein:

the new portal can define its layout and administrators based on an existing portal.

54. The method of claim 49 wherein:

directing the GUI to specify at least one attribute and at least one entitlement of the at least one portal page.

55. The method of claim 38 wherein:

the portal is comprised of at least one portlet.

56. The method of claim 55 wherein:

directing the GUI to specify at least one attribute and at least one entitlement of the at least one portlet.

57. A machine readable medium having instructions stored thereon that when executed by a processor cause a system to:

provide a graphical user interface (GUI) adapted for managing at least one of a portal and user information; and

wherein the GUI can be used to delegate at least one administration task to a user represented by the user information.

58. The machine readable medium of claim 57 wherein:

the GUI can be used to create, modify and delete user information.

59. The machine readable medium of claim 57 wherein:

the user information is at least one of user name, user password, user type and property set.

60. The machine readable medium of claim 57 wherein:

the GUI can be used to specify that the user is eligible for promotion to an administrator.

61. The machine readable medium of claim 57 wherein:

the GUI can be used to promote the user to an administrator.

62. The machine readable medium of claim 57 wherein:

the GUI can be used to designate the user as a system administrator.

63. The machine readable medium of claim 61 wherein:

the administrator is one of a portal administrator and a group administrator.

64. The machine readable medium of claim 57 wherein:

the at least one administration task is one of user management, portal management, portlet management and skins management.

65. The machine readable medium of claim 57 wherein:

delegation of the at least one administration task includes specifying permissions for the at least one administration task.

66. The machine readable medium of claim 65 wherein:

the permissions are at least one of grant, can delegate, and can specify entitlements.

67. The machine readable medium of claim 57 wherein:

the GUI can be used to associate the portal with at least one group.

68. The machine readable medium of claim 57 wherein:

the portal is comprised of at least one portal page.

69. The machine readable medium of claim 68 wherein:

the GUI can be used to order the at least one portal page.

70. The machine readable medium of claim 68 wherein:

the GUI can be used to specify entitlements for the at least one portal page.

71. The machine readable medium of claim 57 wherein:

the GUI can be used to create a new portal and associate it with at least one group.

72. The machine readable medium of claim 71 wherein:

the new portal can define its layout and administrators based on an existing portal.

73. The machine readable medium of claim 68 wherein:

the GUI can be used to specify at least one attribute and at least one entitlement of the at least one portal page.

74. The machine readable medium of claim 57 wherein:

the portal is comprised of at least one portlet.

75. The machine readable medium of claim 74 wherein:

the GUI can be used to specify at least one attribute and at least one entitlement of the at least one portlet.

76. An interactive tool adapted for administering a portal including user information, comprising:

providing a graphical user interface (GUI) adapted for managing at least one of the portal and the user information; and

wherein the GUI can be used to delegate at least one administration task to a user represented by the user information; and

wherein the at least one administration task is one of user management, portal management, portlet management and skins management.

77. The interactive tool of claim 76 wherein:

the GUI can be used to create, modify and delete user information.

78. The interactive tool of claim 76 wherein:

the user information is at least one of user name, user password, user type and property set.

79. The interactive tool of claim 76 wherein:

the GUI can be used to specify that the user is eligible for promotion to an administrator.

80. The interactive tool of claim 76 wherein:

the GUI can be used to promote the user to an administrator.

81. The interactive tool of claim 76 wherein:

the GUI can be used to designate the user as a system administrator.

82. The interactive tool of claim 81 wherein:

the administrator is one of a portal administrator and a group administrator.

83. The interactive tool of claim 76 wherein:

delegation of the at least one administration task includes specifying permissions for the at least one administration task.

84. The interactive tool of claim 83 wherein:

the permissions are at least one of grant, can delegate, and can specify entitlements.

85. The interactive tool of claim 76 wherein:

the GUI can be used to associate the portal with at least one group.

86. The interactive tool of claim 76 wherein:

the portal is comprised of at least one portal page.

87. The interactive tool of claim 86 wherein:

the GUI can be used to order the at least one portal page.

88. The interactive tool of claim 86 wherein:

the GUI can be used to specify entitlements for the at least one portal page.

89. The interactive tool of claim 76 wherein:

the GUI can be used to create a new portal and associate it with at least one group.

90. The interactive tool of claim 89 wherein:

the new portal can define its layout and administrators based on an existing portal.

91. The interactive tool of claim 86 wherein:

the GUI can be used to specify at least one attribute and at least one entitlement of the at least one portal page.

92. The interactive tool of claim 76 wherein:

the portal is comprised of at least one portlet.

93. The interactive tool of claim 92 wherein:

the GUI can be used to specify at least one attribute and at least one entitlement of the at least one portlet.