Resource templates

• US 20040119738A1
• Filed: 09/15/2003
• Published: 06/24/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Beringer, Joerg, Hatscher, Michael, Haeussler, Annette
• Granted Patent: US 7,634,737 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/738
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/242 Query formulation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2428 Query predicate definition using graphical user interfaces, including menus and forms G06F16/2423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063 Operations research, analysis or management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/103 Workflow collaboration or project management
• 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 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99948 Application of database or data structure, e.g. distributed, multimedia, or image

Abstract

A method includes defining a set of attributes associated with at least one resource, determining that a resource matches the set of attributes within a context and displaying the resource as a selectable resource graphical object on a user device. The method may include defining the set of attributes by receiving information that defines an object class of the at least one resource.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

defining a set of attributes associated with at least one resource;

associating a set of constraints with the attributes, the constraints corresponding to a context;

determining that a resource matches the set of attributes and constraints; and

displaying the resource as a selectable resource graphical object on a user device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein defining the set of attributes comprises:

receiving information that defines an object class of the at least one resource.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving information that defines an attribute associated with the object class.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein receiving information comprises:

receiving information from a user device with a graphical display having an active area for the input of the information.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprises:

displaying a selectable template graphical object on a graphical display device prior to the determining that a resource matches, the template graphical object representing an active area associated with the defined resource.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein defining the set of attributes comprises:

determining the set of attributes based on a profile of a user'"'"'s interactions with at least one of a user device and an application.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprises:

receiving a selection of the resource template; and

executing an application associated with the found resource.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein executing an application comprises executing the application within a guided procedure workflow.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the resource comprise at least one of an executable application, a datum and a web-page.

10. An article comprising a machine-readable medium including machine-executable instructions operative to a cause a machine to:

define a set of attributes associated with at least one resource;

associate a set of constraints with the attributes, the constraints corresponding to a context;

determine that a resource matches the set of attributes and constraints; and

display the resource as a selectable resource graphical object on a user device.

11. The article of claim 10, wherein instructions operative to a cause a machine to define the set of attributes comprises instructions operative to a cause a machine to:

receive information that defines an object class of the at least one resource.

12. The article of claim 11, further comprising instructions operative to a cause a machine to:

receive information that defines an attribute associated with the object class.

13. The article of claim 11, wherein instructions operative to a cause a machine to receive information comprises instructions operative to a cause a machine to:

receive information from a user device with a graphical display having an active area for the input of the information.

14. The article of claim 10, further comprises instructions operative to a cause a machine to:

display a selectable template graphical object on a graphical display device prior to determining that a resource matches, the template graphical object representing an active area associated with the defined resource.

15. The article of claim 10, wherein instructions operative to a cause a machine to define the set of attributes comprises instructions operative to a cause a machine to:

determine the set of attributes based on a profile of a user'"'"'s interactions with at least one of a user device and an application.

16. The article of claim 10, further comprises instructions operative to a cause a machine to:

receive a selection of the resource template; and

execute an application associated with the found resource.

17. The article of claim 16, wherein instructions operative to a cause a machine to execute an application comprises instructions operative to a cause a machine to execute the application within a guided procedure workflow.

18. The article of claim 10, wherein the resource comprises at least one of an executable application, a datum and a web-page.