Cross domain presence of web user interface and logic

• US 20080120596A1
• Filed: 11/17/2006
• Published: 05/22/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Calvert, Simon, Kothari, Nikhil, Harder, Michael J.
• Granted Patent: US 8,074,167 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/113
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation

Abstract

Various technologies and techniques are disclosed that allow for repurposing content of a source web site for an external web site. The developer uses a programming feature to create a web page with a portion of content suitable for use in the form of a gadget control on an external web site. The developer sets up the portion of the web page for repurposing as the gadget control. When a request is received from the source web site to access the web page, the web page is displayed along with the displayable portion of content in the normal fashion. When a request is received from the external web site to access the portion of content in the form of the gadget control, the portion of content is provided to the external web site for use in the gadget control.

Claims

1. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for causing a computer to perform steps comprising:

provide a programming feature for allowing a developer to create a web page with a portion of content suitable for use in a normal fashion on a source web site as well as for use in the form of a gadget control on an external web site;

when a request is received from the source web site to access the web page, provide the web page along with the portion of content in the normal fashion as a response; and

when a request is received from the external web site to access the portion of content for use in the gadget control, provide the portion of content to the external web site for use in the gadget control.

2. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the programming feature is operable to allow the developer to specify at least one attribute to identify a section of code for the portion of content that should be used as the gadget control.

3. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the programming feature is operable to allow the developer to specify at least one attribute to identify a title for the gadget control.

4. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the programming feature is operable to allow the developer to specify at least one attribute to identify an image for the gadget control.

5. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the programming feature allows the developer to create the web page with one or more scripting languages.

6. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the programming feature is operable to allow the developer to reference an external script.

7. A method for repurposing standard web content for an external web site comprising the steps of:

receiving input from a developer to develop a web page for a source web site, wherein a portion of the web page has content that is suitable for use as a gadget control on the external web site;

receiving input from a developer to set up the portion of the web page for repurposing as the gadget control;

providing the web page of the source web site for use in a normal fashion when requested by a first user of the source web site, wherein a displayable content of the portion of the web page is displayed in a normal non-gadget fashion; and

providing the portion of the web page to the external web site for use in the gadget control when requested by a second user, the second user being a user of the external web site.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the input received from the developer to set up the portion of the web page for repurposing as the gadget control comprises:

at least one attribute to identify a section of code for the portion that should be used as the gadget control.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the providing the web page in the normal fashion step comprises ignoring the at least one attribute that identifies the gadget control and displaying the displayable content of the portion in the normal fashion.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the input received from the developer to set up the portion of the web page for repurposing as the gadget control comprises:

at least one attribute to identify the gadget control, the attribute being selected from the group consisting of a title, an identifier, and an image.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein at least part of the web page is developed using a scripting language.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the scripting language is ASP.NET.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the scripting language is JavaScript.

14. The method of claim 7, wherein the external web site is a portal site.

15. The method of claim 7, wherein the gadget control is one of a plurality of other gadget controls displayed in a mashup fashion on the external web site.

16. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for causing a computer to perform the steps recited in claim 7.

17. A method for using a portion of content on a source web site as a gadget control on an external web site comprising the steps of:

providing a web page on the source web site with the portion of content that is suitable for use in the gadget control on the external web site as well as for a normal use in the source web site;

registering the portion of content from the source web site as the gadget control on the external web site;

generating a manifest for the gadget control; and

upon request from a user to access the gadget control on the external web site, using the manifest for the gadget control to consume the gadget control from the source web site, and displaying a displayable portion of the gadget control on the external web site to the user.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the external web site is a portal site.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the gadget control is one of a plurality of other gadget controls displayed in a mashup fashion on the external web site.

20. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for causing a computer to perform the steps recited in claim 17.