System and Method for Placing a Widget onto a Desktop

• US 20080040426A1
• Filed: 08/13/2007
• Published: 02/14/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Don Synstelien, Frank Spitzka, Jesse Edwards, Michael Ayers
• Original Assignee: Don Synstelien, Frank Spitzka, Jesse Edwards, Michael Ayers
• Inventors: Ayers, Michael, Synstelien, Don, Edwards, Jesse, Spitzka, Frank
• Application Number:
  US11/837,895
• Publication Number:
  US 20080040426A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/60 Software deployment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

The present invention provides a system and method for placing a widget onto a remote device. The system includes a widget module that indicates when the widget is to be acquired, and a transmission module that transmits widget data to a desktop application. In addition, the system includes a download module that downloads at least one component for the widget and a load module that loads the widget on the remote device. The present invention can also be viewed as a method for placing a widget onto a remote device. The method operates by indicating that the widget is to be acquired and transmitting widget data to a desktop application. Then, the method operates by downloading at least one component for the widget, and loading the widget on the remote device.

Claims

1. A system for submitting a widget, comprising:

means for enabling a user to select the widget in storage;

means for defining a browser object with a wrapper for the widget;

means for declaring parameters for the browser object; and

means for storing the widget on a server.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising means for declaring data-types for the parameters.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising means for reviewing the widget for errors.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising means for activating the widget.

5. A system for submitting a widget, comprising:

enable module that enables a user to select a widget in storage;

create module that creates a browser object with a wrapper for the widget;

declare module that enables declaring of parameters for the browser object; and

store module that stores the widget on a server.

6. The system of claim 5, further comprising data declare module that enables declaring of data-types for the parameters.

7. The system of claim 5, further comprising a review module that reviews the widget for errors.

8. The system of claim 5, further comprising activate module that activates the widget.

9. A computer program product, the computer program product comprising:

a tangible storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising;

enabling a user to select the widget in storage;

defining a browser object with a wrapper for the widget;

declaring parameters for the browser object; and

storing the widget on a server.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising declaring data-types for the parameters.

11. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising reviewing the widget for errors.

12. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising declaring activating the widget.

13. A system for embedding a widget onto a remote device, comprising:

means for acquiring parameters for the widget;

means for configuring the parameters for the widget; and

means for placing the widget on the remote device.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the acquiring means acquires the parameters from a database.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the acquiring means further comprising means for acquiring the parameters of a referring widget.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the placing means further comprising means for autoposting the widget to a webpage.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the embedding means further comprising means for copying HTML code for the widget for use at a selected location.

18. A system for embedding a browser object onto a remote device, comprising:

a widget acquire module that acquires parameters for the widget;

a configuration module that configures the parameters for the widget; and

a placement module that places the widget on the remote device.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the widget acquire module further comprising a parameter acquire module that acquires the parameters from a server.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the widget acquire module further comprising a webpage acquire module that acquires the parameters from a referring widget.

21. The system of claim 18, wherein the placement module autoposts the widget to a webpage.

22. The system of claim 18, wherein placement module copies HTML code for the widget for use at a selected location.

23. A computer program product, the computer program product comprising:

a tangible storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising;

acquiring parameters for the widget;

configuring the parameters for the widget; and

placing the widget on the remote device.

24. The computer program product of claim 23, further comprising acquiring the parameters from a server.

25. The computer program product of claim 23, further comprising acquiring the parameters from a referring widget.

26. The computer program product of claim 23, further comprising autoposting the widget to a webpage.

27. The computer program product of claim 23, further comprising copying HTML code for the widget for use at a selected location.

28. A method for placing a widget on a remote device, comprising:

receiving a location of the widget; and

downloading the widget to the remote device if the widget is enabled for download.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein the location is a URL.

30. A system for placing a widget on a remote device, comprising:

means for receiving a location of the widget; and

means for downloading the widget to the remote device if the widget is enabled for download.

31. The system of claim 30, wherein the location is a URL.

32. A system for placing a widget onto a remote device, comprising:

means for indicating that the widget is to be acquired;

means for transmitting widget data to a desktop application;

means for downloading at least one component for the widget; and

means for loading the widget on the remote device.

33. The system of claim 32, further comprising means for determining if the remote device is enabled for placement of the widget.

34. The system of claim 33, wherein the determining means further comprising means for enabling the remote device for the placement of the widget.

35. The system of claim 32, wherein the transmitting widget data means comprising at least one parameter.

36. The system of claim 32, further comprising means for loading the at least one component into a generic component wrapper.

37. A computer program product, the computer program product comprising:

a tangible storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising;

indicating that the widget is to be acquired;

transmitting widget data to a desktop application;

downloading at least one component for the widget; and

loading the widget on the remote device.

38. The computer program product of claim 37, further comprising;

determining if the remote device is enabled for placement of the widget; and

enabling the remote device for the placement of the widget.

39. The computer program product of claim 37, wherein widget data comprises at least one parameter.

40. The computer program product of claim 37, further comprising loading the at least one component into the generic component wrapper.

41. The computer program product of claim 37, wherein the indicating further comprising selecting a pop button.

42. The computer program product of claim 37, wherein the indicating further comprising clicking a mouse button.

43. The computer program product of claim 42, further comprising releasing the mouse button.

44. A system for placing a widget onto a remote device, comprising:

a widget module that indicates when the widget is to be acquired;

a transmission module that transmits widget data to a desktop application;

a download module that downloads at least one component for the widget; and

a load module that loads the widget on the remote device.

45. The system of claim 44, further comprising a determination module that determines if the remote device is enabled for placement of the widget and enables the remote device for the placement of the widget if the remote device is not enabled.

46. The system of claim 44, wherein the widget data means comprising at least one parameter.

47. The system of claim 44, further comprising a component module that loads the at least one component into a generic component wrapper.