Reusable software controls

• US 20040225995A1
• Filed: 02/17/2004
• Published: 11/11/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: BEA Systems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: BEA Systems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Marvin, Kyle, Read, David, Bau, David
• Application Number:
  US10/780,466
• Publication Number:
  US 20040225995A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/41 Compilation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/541 via adapters, e.g. between incompatible applications

Abstract

A method and system for providing a reusable software control, comprising incorporating the control into an Integrated Development Environment (IDE), wherein a graphical representation of the control can be interactively manipulated, exposing services associated with the control and related to programmatically interacting with a portal, and wherein the control has a customizable interface.

Claims

1. A method for providing a reusable software control, comprising:

incorporating the control into an Integrated Development Environment (IDE), wherein a graphical representation of the control can be interactively manipulated;

exposing services associated with the control and related to programmatically interacting with a portal; and

wherein the control has a customizable interface.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the services can include:

a first group of services related to portal tracking; and

a second group of services related to portal personalization.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the interactive manipulation of the control includes:

graphically connecting the control to other controls to establish flow-of-control at run-time.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the control includes annotated Java code.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the control can use other controls.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

specifying IDE characteristics of the control.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the services related to interacting with a portal can include one or more of;

portal personalization, portal events and portal configuration.

8. A method for providing a reusable software control, comprising:

incorporating the control into an Integrated Development Environment (IDE), wherein a graphical representation of the control can be interactively manipulated by graphically connecting the control to other controls to establish flow-of-control at run-time;

exposing services associated with the control and related to programmatically interacting with a portal; and

wherein the control has a customizable interface.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the services can include:

a first group of services related to portal tracking; and

a second group of services related to portal personalization.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein:

the control includes annotated Java code.

11. The method of claim 8 wherein:

the control can use other controls.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

specifying IDE characteristics of the control.

13. The method of claim 8 wherein:

the services related to interacting with a portal can include one or more of;

portal personalization, portal events and portal configuration.

14. A framework for providing a reusable software control, said framework comprising:

an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) operable to incorporate the control, wherein a graphical representation of the control can be interactively manipulated in the IDE;

a set of services associated with the control and related to programmatically interacting with a portal; and

wherein the control has a customizable interface.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein the services can include:

a first group of services related to portal tracking; and

a second group of services related to portal personalization.

16. The system of claim 14 wherein the interactive manipulation of the control includes:

graphically connecting the control to other controls to establish flow-of-control at run-time.

17. The system of claim 14 wherein:

the control includes annotated Java code.

18. The system of claim 14 wherein:

the control can use other controls.

19. The system of claim 14, further comprising:

specifying IDE characteristics of the control.

20. The system of claim 14 wherein:

the services related to interacting with a portal can include one or more of;

portal personalization, portal events and portal configuration.

21. A framework for providing a reusable software control, said framework comprising:

an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) operable to incorporate the control, wherein a graphical representation of the control can be interactively manipulated in the IDE by graphically connecting the control to other controls to establish flow-of-control at run-time;

a set of services associated with the control and related to programmatically interacting with a portal; and

wherein the control has a customizable interface.

22. The system of claim 21 wherein the services can include:

a first group of services related to portal tracking; and

a second group of services related to portal personalization.

23. The system of claim 21 wherein the interactive manipulation of the control includes:

graphically connecting the control to other controls to establish flow-of-control at run-time.

24. The system of claim 21 wherein:

the control includes annotated Java code.

25. The system of claim 21 wherein:

the control can use other controls.

26. The system of claim 21, further comprising:

specifying IDE characteristics of the control.

27. The system of claim 21 wherein:

the services related to interacting with a portal can include one or more of;

portal personalization, portal events and portal configuration.

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

incorporate control into an Integrated Development Environment (IDE), wherein a graphical representation of the control can be interactively manipulated;

expose services associated with the control and related to programmatically interacting with a portal; and

wherein the control has a customizable interface.

29. The machine readable medium of claim 28 wherein the services can include:

a first group of services related to portal tracking; and

a second group of services related to portal personalization.

30. The machine readable medium of claim 28 wherein the interactive manipulation of the control includes:

graphically connecting the control to other controls to establish flow-of-control at run-time.

31. The machine readable medium of claim 28 wherein:

the control includes annotated Java code.

32. The machine readable medium of claim 28 wherein:

the control can use other controls.

33. The machine readable medium of claim 28, further comprising instructions that when executed cause the system to:

specify IDE characteristics of the control.

34. The machine readable medium of claim 28 wherein:

the services related to interacting with a portal can include one or more of;

portal personalization, portal events and portal configuration.

35. A computer data signal embodied in a transmission medium, comprising:

a code segment including instructions to incorporate control into an Integrated Development Environment (IDE), wherein a graphical representation of the control can be interactively manipulated;

a code segment including instructions to expose services associated with the control and related to programmatically interacting with a portal; and

wherein the control has a customizable interface.