Method and system for an extensible client specific calendar application in a portal server

• US 20040122915A1
• Filed: 11/28/2001
• Published: 06/24/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sun Microsystems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sun Microsystems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Chang, Jenny, OʼBrien, Robert, Polla, Dean, Saare, John
• Application Number:
  US09/994,450
• Publication Number:
  US 20040122915A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/218
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

A method for providing extensible client calendar functions to a plurality of clients via the Internet. The method includes a portal server receiving a request for calendar functions from a client. In response to the request, a Java server page corresponding to the request is accessed. A plurality of tags contained within the Java server page are then accessed. The Java server page is subsequently processed using the tags, wherein the tags provide access to a calendar server configured for providing the calendar functions. Calendar functions include, for example, appointments, work scheduling, reminders, and the like. The resulting processed Java server page is then transmitted back to the client. When requests from the client received, the Java server page corresponding to the request can be retrieved from a set of compiled Java server page classes. Extended calendar functions can be provided by accessing a plurality of extended tags contained within the Java server page, wherein the calendar functions are extended by adding the extended tags corresponding to new calendar functionality of the calendar server.

Claims

1. A method for providing extensible client calendar functions using a distributed computer network comprising:

a) receiving a request for calendar functions from a client;

b) accessing a Java server page corresponding to the request;

c) accessing a plurality of tags contained within the Java server page;

d) processing the Java server page using the tags to access a calendar server for providing the calendar functions; and

e) transmitting the processed Java server page, including information responsive to the request for calendar functions, to the client.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

accessing the Java server page corresponding to the request, wherein the Java server page is retrieved from a set of compiled Java server page classes.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the tags contained within the Java server page are configured to provide access to calendar functions provided by the calendar server.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

providing extended calendar functions by accessing a plurality of extended tags contained within the Java server page, wherein the calendar functions are extended by adding the extended tags corresponding to new calendar service functionality of the calendar server.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

transmitting the processed Java server page to the client in accordance with WAP (wireless application protocol) communication standards.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

transmitting the processed Java server page to the client in accordance with WML (wireless markup language) communication standards.

7. A method for generating an extended Java server page for providing extensible client calendar functions comprising:

a) invoking a Java server page using a page editor application to generate a new Java server page;

b) specifying a command tag to build or reference a collection of objects;

c) specifying a collection tag that provides access to the collection;

d) specifying a bean tag to access individual objects inside the collection of objects, wherein the command tag, the collection tag, and the bean tag are configured to provide access to calendar functions of a calendar server; and

e) saving the new Java server page.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the new Java server page includes HTML content and the tags from b), c), and d).

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the tags are configured to provide dynamic content for the Java server page.

10. The method of claim 8 further comprising:

customizing the new Java server page by customizing the tags.

11. The method of claim 7 wherein the tags from b), c), and d) are selected from a tag library configured to provide access to a plurality of functions of the calendar server.

12. A system for providing extensible client calendar functions using a distributed computer network comprising:

a computer system having a processor coupled to a memory via a bus, the memory having computer readable code which when executed by the processor cause the computer system to implement a method for providing extensible client calendar functions, comprising;

a) receiving a request for calendar functions from a client;

b) accessing a Java server page corresponding to the request;

c) accessing a plurality of tags contained within the Java server page;

d) processing the Java server page using the tags to access a calendar server for providing the calendar functions; and

e) transmitting the processed Java server page, including information responsive to the request for calendar information, to the client.

13. The system of claim 12 further comprising:

accessing the Java server page corresponding to the request, wherein the Java server page is retrieved from a set of compiled Java server page classes.

14. The system of claim 12 wherein the tags contained within the Java server page are configured to provide access to calendar functions provided by the calendar server.

15. The system of claim 12 further comprising:

providing extended calendar functions by accessing a plurality of extended tags contained within the Java server page, wherein the calendar functions are extended by adding the extended tags corresponding to new calendar functionality of the calendar server.

16. The system of claim 12 further comprising:

transmitting the processed Java server page to the client in accordance with WAP (wireless application protocol) communication standards.

17. The system of claim 12 further comprising:

transmitting the processed Java server page to the client in accordance with WML (wireless markup language) communication standards.