Command entry portal navigation
First Claim
1. A method of accessing one of a plurality of application programs, wherein accessing any of the application programs causes a tile of displayable information to be generated for display within the frame of a portal that is being displayed on a display device, the method comprising:
- receiving a user-input textual navigation command (TNC) that is associated with an input field being displayed on the frame of the portal, the TNC comprising a command that identifies one of a plurality of application programs to be accessed;
identifying the application program to be accessed;
accessing the identified application program;
generating a tile of displayable information associated with the accessed application program; and
sending the generated tile to be displayed within the frame of the portal.
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Abstract
Methods and computer program products that enable command entry portal navigation (CEPN) permit a portal user to navigate directly to a desired tile of information by entering a textual navigation command (TNC) into an input field associated with the portal. The TNC may include a command directing the computer system to interpret the TNC to determine which of a plurality of application programs is to be accessed and displayed on the portal. The TNC may also allow the user to directly perform some action within the target application by entering a single textual command. In some embodiments, the TNC may include additional commands that may be interpreted according to predefined grammar rules. In response to the TNC, the computer system may send information generated by the access to be displayed in a tile within the portal frame.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of accessing one of a plurality of application programs, wherein accessing any of the application programs causes a tile of displayable information to be generated for display within the frame of a portal that is being displayed on a display device, the method comprising:
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receiving a user-input textual navigation command (TNC) that is associated with an input field being displayed on the frame of the portal, the TNC comprising a command that identifies one of a plurality of application programs to be accessed;
identifying the application program to be accessed;
accessing the identified application program;
generating a tile of displayable information associated with the accessed application program; and
sending the generated tile to be displayed within the frame of the portal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of accessing one of a plurality of application programs, wherein 2 accessing any of the application programs causes a tile of displayable information to be generated for display within the frame of a portal that is being displayed on a display device, the method comprising:
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receiving a user-input textual navigation command (TNC) that is associated with an input field being displayed on the frame of the portal, the TNC comprising;
a command that identifies one of a plurality of application programs to be accessed; and
a command that identifies an action to be performed;
identifying the application program to be accessed;
accessing the identified application program;
identifying the action to be performed;
performing the identified action within the accessed program;
generating a tile of displayable information associated with the accessed application program and the performed action; and
sending the generated tile to be displayed within the frame of the portal. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product tangibly embodied in an information carrier, the computer program product containing instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to perform operations to access one of a plurality of application programs, wherein accessing any of the application programs causes a tile of displayable information to be generated for display within the frame of a portal that is being displayed on a display device, the operations comprising:
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receive a user-input textual navigation command (TNC) that is associated with an input field being displayed on the frame of the portal, the TNC comprising a command that identifies one of a plurality of application programs to be accessed;
identify the application program to be accessed;
access the identified application program;
generate a tile of displayable information; and
send the generated tile to be displayed within the frame of the portal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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