CENTRAL DISPLAY FLOOR PLAN FOR DISPLAYING A PLURALITY OF DATA OBJECTS

• US 20080126980A1
• Filed: 11/28/2007
• Published: 05/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: KIEFHABER, Holger, HILGERS, Peer, BACHMANN, Martin, JENSEN-PISTORIUS, Leif, BRAXTON, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US11/946,144
• Publication Number:
  US 20080126980A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/804
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation

Abstract

A computer running executable code is operative to provide a floor plan for displaying a plurality of data objects. The method includes receiving a user input request for product information and retrieving a plurality of data objects from at least one object database. The object database may be local or remotely connection. The method, as may be implemented on the processing device, further includes recognizing a selected viewable tab of the central display floor plan and generating a visual output display including disposing the one or more data objects in predefined positions. The method includes determining a first object link to a previous output display and including the first object link in the visual output display. Thereby, the floor plan includes displaying the data objects and the dynamic navigation links.

Claims

1. A method for displaying a plurality of data objects in a central display floor plan through a graphical user interface (GUI) engine, the method comprising:

receiving a user input request for product information from a first processing device;

through the GUI engine, retrieving a plurality of data objects from at least one object database in response to the user request;

generating a visual output display including disposing the one or more data objects in predefined positions;

determining a first object link to a previous output display, where the first object link provides an active selectable link for user navigation to the previous output display;

including the first object link in the visual output display;

receiving a second user input request for product information;

generating an updated visual display based on the second user input request;

generating a second object link for the visual output display; and

adding the second object link to the updated visual display.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

upon receipt of the second user input request, determining if any additional data objects are requested;

if requested, retrieving additional data objects from the at least one object database;

if the user request selects a new viewable tab, recognizing an updated viewable tab of the central display floor plan; and

generating the updated visual display including disposing at least one of the data objects in predefined positions.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

generating a third object link for the visual display.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising:

receiving an input user selection of the second object link;

displaying the visual display output; and

updating the visual display output to include the third object link as well as the first object link.

5. The method of claim 3 wherein the updated visual display may be disposed within a tabbed display relative to the visual output display.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the viewable data objects are in a read-only mode.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a modified user input command relative to one of the data objects; and

launching a secondary display, wherein the data object is editable in the secondary display.

8. An apparatus for displaying a plurality of data objects in a central display floor plan through a graphical user interface (GUI) engine, the apparatus comprising:

an input device operative to receive a user input; and

a processing device, in response to executable instructions, operative to;

receive the user input request for product information;

through the GUI engine, retrieve a plurality of data objects from at least one object database;

generate a visual output display including disposing the one or more data objects in predefined positions;

determine a first object link to a previous output display, where the first object link provides an active selectable link for user navigation to the previous output display;

include the first object link in the visual output display;

receive a second user input request for product information;

generate an updated visual display based on the second user input request;

generate a second object link for the visual output display; and

adding the second object link to the updated visual display.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the processing device, in response to executable instructions, is further operative to:

upon receipt of the second user input request, determine if any additional data objects are requested;

if requested, retrieve additional data objects from the at least one object database;

if the user request selects a new viewable tab, recognizing an updated viewable tab of the central display floor plan; and

generate the updated visual display including disposing at least one of the data objects in predefined positions.

10. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the processing device, in response to executable instructions, is further operative to generate a third object link for the visual display.

11. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the processing device, in response to executable instructions, is further operative:

receive an input user selection of the second object link;

display the visual display output; and

update the visual display output to include the third object link as well as the first object link.

12. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the updated visual display may be disposed within a tabbed display relative to the visual output display.

13. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the viewable data objects are in a read-only mode.

14. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the processing device, in response to executable instructions, is further operative to receive a modified user input command relative to one of the data objects and launch a secondary display, wherein the data object is editable in the secondary display.

15. A system for displaying a plurality of data objects in a central display floor plan, the system comprising:

an input device operative to receive a user input;

a display device;

a processing device operative to receive the user input from the input device and provide an output display to the display device; and

at least one object database storing data objects therein, the database in networked communication with the processing device, the processing device, in response to executable instructions, operative to;

receive the user input request for product information;

retrieve the plurality of data objects from the at least one object database in response to the user request;

generate a visual output display including disposing the one or more data objects in predefined positions for the display device;

determine a first object link to a previous output display, where the first object link provides an active selectable link for user navigation to the previous output display;

include the first object link in the visual output display on the display device;

receiving a second user input request for product information;

generating an updated visual display based on the second user input request;

generating a second object link for the visual output display; and

adding the second object link to the updated visual display.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein the processing device, in response to executable instructions, is further operative to:

upon receipt of the second user input request, determine if any additional data objects are requested;

if requested, retrieve additional data objects from the at least one object database;

if the user request selects a new viewable tab, recognizing an updated viewable tab of the central display floor plan; and

generate the updated visual display including disposing at least one of the data objects in predefined positions.

17. The system of claim 15 wherein the processing device, in response to executable instructions, is further operative to generate a third object link for the visual display.

18. The system of claim 15 wherein the processing device, in response to executable instructions, is further operative:

receive an input user selection of the second object link;

display the visual display output; and

update the visual display output to include the third object link as well as the first object link.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein the updated visual display may be disposed within a tabbed display relative to the visual output display.