DYNAMIC GENERATED WEB UI FOR CONFIGURATION

• US 20080120557A1
• Filed: 04/17/2007
• Published: 05/22/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: BEA Systems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Dawes, Dana, Offenhartz, John Ken
• Granted Patent: US 9,753,747 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/760
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/22 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/954 Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/38 for implementing user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0253 using browsers or web-pages for accessing management information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0266 using meta-data, objects or commands for formatting management information, e.g. using eXtensible markup language [XML]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/082 the condition being updates or upgrades of network functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0856 by backing up or archiving configuration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0879 Manual configuration through operator
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/168 above the transport layer
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display

Abstract

A computer-based system comprising a library module associated with an application, the library module using stored configuration data and configuration metadata for the application and a configurator to generate a web user interface using the configuration metadata. The web user interface allowing a user to input configuration information for the application.

Claims

1. A computer-based system comprising:

a library module associated with an application, the library module using stored configuration data and configuration metadata for the application; and

a configurator to generate a web user interface using the configuration metadata, the web user interface allowing a user to input configuration information for the application.

2. The computer-based system of claim 1, wherein the metadata is XML.

3. The computer-based system of claim 1, wherein the configuration data is XML.

4. The computer-based system of claim 1, wherein the metadata and configuration data is stored in a data store.

5. The computer-based system of claim 1, wherein the metadata indicates default values.

6. The computer-based system of claim 1, wherein new applications can inherit the configuration data.

7. The computer-based system of claim 1, wherein the metadata indicates labels for user input fields.

8. The computer-based system of claim 1, wherein the metadata includes list values.

9. The computer-based system of claim 1, wherein the metadata includes in indication of which input by the user are testable.

10. The computer-based system of claim 9, wherein the web user interface includes a test button to initiate a test of at least one configuration input.

11. The computer-based system of claim 9, wherein the metadata includes information concerning how to test a configuration.

12. A computer-based system comprising:

a library module associated with an application, the library module using stored configuration data and configuration metadata for the application; and

a configurator to generate a web user interface using the configuration metadata, the web user interface allowing a user to input configuration information for the application;

wherein the configuration metadata includes an indication of which configuration inputs by the user are testable and wherein a selectable web user interface button initiates a test of at least one configuration input.

13. The computer-based system of claim 12, wherein the metadata includes information concerning how to test a configuration.

14. The computer-based system of claim 12, wherein the metadata is XML.

15. The computer-based system of claim 12, wherein the configuration data is XML.

16. The computer-based system of claim 12, wherein the metadata and configuration data is stored in a data storer.

17. The computer-based system of claim 12, wherein the metadata indicates default values.

18. The computer-based system of claim 12, wherein new applications can inherit the configuration data.

19. The computer-based system of claim 12, wherein the metadata indicates labels for user input fields.

20. The computer-based system of claim 12, wherein the metadata includes list values.