SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING BROWSER EXTENSIONS

• US 20080163088A1
• Filed: 12/29/2006
• Published: 07/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Pradhan, Aurobinda, Rathi, Sachin Vinod
• Granted Patent: US 8,495,510 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/764
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

The invention describes a method and system for managing browser extensions. The method includes dynamically creating a user interface for a business object based on metadata, the user interface including a menu. A service from the menu is launched, the service corresponding to the business object. Information is retrieved from the service based on the metadata and displayed; the information related to the business object is updated dynamically for future retrievals.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

dynamically creating a user interface for a business object based on metadata, the user interface including a menu;

launching a service from the menu, the service corresponding to the business object; and

displaying information retrieved from the service based on the metadata, wherein the information related to the business object is updated dynamically for future retrievals.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing the metadata corresponding to the business object and a domain model to a user interface tool.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising defining the metadata for the business object, the domain model, an User Interface, a validation and a vocabulary, wherein the metadata is selected from a group consisting of business object name, business object namespace, business object actions, business object queries, business object associations, business object attributes, business object status, User Interface type, User Interface data, User Interface location, User Interface action, User Interface identification, validation identification, validation text, validation function reference, vocabulary identification and vocabulary term.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising defining parse contextual metadata, parse rule definition, action definitions, user interaction elements, User Interface manipulation rules, communication protocol definition and automatic learning features for a browser framework.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising defining device definition, device specific context generator, pluggable provider framework and providers for a server contextual framework.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the menu is selected from a group consisting of context menu, pie menu, drop down menu and domain bar.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising entering from a plurality of selectable items in the menu a string and selecting an item, which corresponds to the business object as represented by the service.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising sending a query to servers based upon the selection and the string to output results received as the retrieved information in response to the query.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the service is selected from a group consisting of an internal service and an external service.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising personalizing criteria for segregation of the retrieved information.

11. An article of manufacture, comprising:

a machine readable medium that provides instructions, which when executed by a machine, causes the machine to;

to dynamically create a user interface for a business object based on metadata, the user interface including a menu;

to launch a service from the menu, the service corresponding to the business object; and

to display information retrieved from the service based on the metadata, wherein the information related to the business object is updated dynamically for future retrievals.

12. The medium of claim 11, wherein the machine readable medium provides instructions, which when executed by a machine, causes the machine to provide the metadata corresponding to the business object and a domain model to a user interface tool.

13. The medium of claim 11, wherein the machine readable medium provides instructions, which when executed by a machine, causes the machine to define the metadata for the business object, the domain model, an User Interface, a validation and a vocabulary, wherein the metadata is selected from a group consisting of business object name, business object namespace, business object actions, business object queries, business object associations, business object attributes, business object status, User Interface type, User Interface data, User Interface location, User Interface action, User Interface identification, validation identification, validation text, validation function reference, vocabulary identification and vocabulary term.

14. The medium of claim 11, wherein the machine readable medium provides instructions, which when executed by a machine, causes the machine to define parse contextual metadata, parse rule definition, action definitions, user interaction elements, User Interface manipulation rules, communication protocol definition and automatic learning features for a browser framework.

15. The medium of claim 11, wherein the machine readable medium provides instructions, which when executed by a machine, causes the machine to define device definition, device specific context generator, pluggable provider framework and providers for a server contextual browser.

16. The medium of claim 11, wherein the machine readable medium provides instructions, which when executed by a machine, causes the machine to display the menu selected from a group consisting of context menu, pie menu, drop down menu and domain bar.

17. The medium of claim 11, wherein the machine readable medium provides instructions, which when executed by a machine, causes the machine to display to the menu as a plurality of selectable items, wherein each item corresponds to the business object as represented by the service.

18. The medium of claim 17, wherein the machine readable medium provides instructions, which when executed by a machine, causes the machine to receive a string and selection of an item of the plurality of selectable items.

19. The medium of claim 18, wherein the machine readable medium provides instructions, which when executed by a machine, causes the machine to send a query to servers based upon the selection and the string and to output results received as the retrieved information in response.

20. The medium of claim 19, wherein the machine readable medium provides instructions, which when executed by a machine, causes the machine to launch the service selected from a group consisting of an internal service and an external service.

21. The medium of claim 11, wherein the machine readable medium provides instructions, which when executed by a machine, causes the machine to personalize criteria for segregation of the retrieved information.

22. A system comprising:

a user interface modeling tool to dynamically create a user interface for a business object based on metadata, the user interface including a menu;

a browser framework to launch a service from the menu, the service corresponding to the business object; and

a retrieval engine to display information retrieved from the service based on the metadata, wherein the information related to the business object is updated dynamically for future retrievals.

23. The system of claim 22, further comprising a server contextual framework to provide the metadata corresponding to the business object and a domain model to an user interface tool.

24. The system of claim 22, further comprising:

a display unit to display the retrieved information; and

a personalization engine to personalize criteria to segregate the retrieved information.

25. The system of claim 23, wherein the server contextual framework defines the metadata for the business object, the domain model, an User Interface, a validation and a vocabulary, wherein the metadata is selected from a group consisting of business object name, business object namespace, business object actions, business object queries, business object associations, business object attributes, business object status, User Interface type, User Interface data, User Interface location, User Interface action, User Interface identification, validation identification, validation text, validation function reference, vocabulary identification and vocabulary term.

26. The system of claim 22, wherein the browser framework comprises of parse contextual metadata, parse rule definition, action definitions, user interaction elements, User Interface manipulation rules, communication protocol definition and automatic learning features.

27. The system of claim 23, wherein the server contextual framework comprises of device definition, device specific context generator, pluggable provider framework and providers.

28. The system of claim 22, wherein the menu is selected from a group consisting of context menu, pie menu, drop down menu and domain bar.

29. The system of claim 22, wherein the menu comprises of a plurality of selectable items, each item corresponding to the service;

a text entry box; and

an agent to receive a selection of an item of the plurality of selectable items and a string from the text entry box.

30. The system of claim 22, wherein the browser framework comprises a query sending tool to send a query to servers based upon the selection and a string and to output results received as information in response to the query.

31. The system of claim 22, wherein the service is selected from a group consisting of an internal service and an external service.