Class object wrappers for document object model (DOM) elements for project task management system for managing project schedules over a network

• US 20080255907A1
• Filed: 03/15/2007
• Published: 10/16/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Inventors: Motoyama, Tetsuro, Fong, Avery
• Granted Patent: US 9,152,433 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/8
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/545 Gui
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06313 Resource planning in a project environment

Abstract

A client-server based project schedule management system comprises multiple editors accessible through a web browser to perform various scheduling tasks by members of a project. Client-executable code is generated by the server for the client, which is passed to the client along with schedule-related information for populating the respective editors. The client executes the server-generated code to display the respective editor with pertinent information populated therein, and to manage and maintain any new or updated information in response to user interactions with the editor. Rows of tasks are represented by corresponding objects, where editor elements are object attributes which are directly accessible by the respective objects. Database queries are generated by the server based on constant strings containing placeholders which are replaced with information used by the query.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for managing tasks in a project schedule system, the method comprising:

in response to an event that affects a row of a display table, wherein each row of the display table corresponds to a task associated with a project schedule and displays values corresponding to elements of an editor associated with said project schedule system, a class object manipulating a value corresponding to an element of said editor based on said event;

wherein one or more of said elements of said editor are attributes of said class object; and

wherein manipulating said value corresponding to an element of said editor comprises one or more member functions of said class object performing;

directly accessing one or more attributes of said class object corresponding to said element, and

directly manipulating a value for each of said one or more attributes of said class object based on said event.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said manipulating a value is performed by a client, the method further comprising:

said client transmitting to a server said value for at least one of said one or more attributes; and

said server storing in a database said value for said at least one of said one or more attributes.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein manipulating a value for each of said one or more attributes comprises changing a value for at least one of said one or more attributes of said class object.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said event is based on a user interaction with said editor.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein manipulating a value for each of said one or more attributes comprises changing display of at least one of said one or more attributes of said class object.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said event is based on a user interaction with said editor.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said class from which said class object is instantiated comprises a component of a JavaScript processor component of said editor, wherein said JavaScript processor component operates to display and manage said editor on a client.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said class object corresponds to said display table.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said class object corresponds to a row of said display table.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said class object corresponds to a cell of a row of said display table.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said class object corresponds to an element contained in a cell of a row of said display table.

12. A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 1.

13. A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 2.

14. A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 3.

15. A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 4.

16. A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 5.

17. A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 6.

18. A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 7.

19. A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 8.

20. A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 9.

21. A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 10.

22. A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 11.