Visualization of collaborative portlet sequences

• US 20070089047A1
• Filed: 10/17/2005
• Published: 04/19/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: X Corp. (f/k/a Twitter, Inc.) (X Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Joshi, Niraj
• Granted Patent: US 7,661,061 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/234
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/20 Software design
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/36 Software reuse
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

An improved method, apparatus, and computer usable code for managing a plurality of content portlets in a portal page. A workflow is identified for the plurality of content portlets in the portal page to form an identified workflow. The identified workflow specifies a sequence of tasks in which the plurality of content portlets is executed. A control portlet in the portal page controls execution of content portlets within the plurality of content portlets using the identified workflow.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for managing a plurality of content portlets in a portal page, the computer implemented method comprising:

identifying a workflow for the plurality of content portlets in the portal page to form an identified workflow, wherein the identified workflow specifies a sequence of tasks in which the plurality of content portlets are executed; and

controlling execution of content portlets within the plurality of content portlets through a control portlet in the portal page using the identified workflow.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein a task in the sequence of tasks in the workflow comprises presenting content from two content portlets within the plurality of content portlets based on the identified workflow.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 1 further comprising saving, by the control portlet, data from an execution of a current task in the identified workflow before executing a subsequent task in the identified workflow.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 1 further comprising selecting a specified task in the sequence of tasks.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 1 further comprising displaying at least one of a content portlet associated with a specified task in the sequence of tasks.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 1 further comprising sending a message by the control portlet to at least one of a content portlet associated with a specified task in the sequence of tasks.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 1 further comprising providing a graphical user interface on the control portlet.

8. The computer implemented method of claim 1 further comprising providing a graphical user interface on at least one of a content portlet.

9. The computer implemented method of claim 1 further comprising sending a message by a content portlet to the control portlet.

10. The computer implemented method of claim 1 further comprising validating a data of at least one of a content portlet.

11. A portal page comprising:

a plurality of content portlets placed in a sequence to form a workflow; and

a control portlet, wherein the control portlet controls execution of the workflow.

12. A computer program product comprising:

a computer usable medium including computer usable program code for managing a plurality of content portlets in a portal page, said computer program product including;

computer usable program code for identifying a workflow for the plurality of content portlets in the portal page to form an identified workflow, wherein the identified workflow specifies a sequence of tasks in which the plurality of content portlets are executed; and

computer usable program code for controlling execution of content portlets within the plurality of content portlets through a control portlet in the portal page using the identified workflow.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein a task in the sequence of tasks in the workflow comprises computer usable program code for presenting content from at least one of a content portlet based on the identified workflow.

14. The computer program product of claim 12 further comprising computer usable program code for saving, by the control portlet, data from an execution of a current task in the identified workflow before executing a subsequent task in the identified workflow.

15. The computer program product of claim 12 further comprising computer usable program code for sending a message by the control portlet to at least one of a content portlet associated with a specified task in the sequence of tasks.

16. The computer program product of claim 12 further comprising computer usable program code for providing a graphical user interface on the control portlet.

17. The computer program product of claim 12 further comprising computer usable program code for providing a graphical user interface on at least one of a content portlet.

18. The computer program product of claim 12 further comprising computer usable program code for sending a message by a content portlet to a control portlet.

19. The computer program product of claim 12 further comprising computer usable program code for sending a message by a content portlet

20. An apparatus for managing a plurality of content portlets in a portal page, comprising:

a computer comprising;

a bus;

a storage device connected to the bus, wherein the storage devices contains a computer usable program product;

a processor unit, wherein the processor unit executes the computer usable program product to identify a workflow for a plurality of content portlets in the portal page to form an identified workflow, wherein the identified workflow specifies a sequence of tasks in which the plurality of content portlets are executed; and

control execution of content portlets within the plurality of content portlets through a control portlet in the portal page using the identified workflow.