APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING INTERACTIVE FORMS AND REPORTS IN MESSAGING APPLICATIONS

• US 20090235275A1
• Filed: 03/12/2008
• Published: 09/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Taljanovic, Nedzad, Echevarria, Louis Daniel, Coca, Dinesh Chandra, Brown, Deanna Lynn Quigg, Schneider, Elena, Hourselt, Andrew Gary, Garcia, Melissa Jorgette
• Granted Patent: US 8,645,314 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 719/313
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/143 Markup, e.g. Standard Generalized Markup Language [SGML] or Document Type Definition [DTD]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for communicating interactive forms and reports in messaging applications. The apparatus for communicating interactive forms and reports in messaging applications is provided with a plurality of modules configured to functionally execute the necessary steps of selecting a markup language instruction, copying the markup language instruction and post the markup language instruction into a clipboard as a markup language object, pasting the markup language object into a data entry field associated with a messaging application, and injecting the markup language object into a message transmission to a second messaging application. These modules in the described embodiments include a selection module, a copy module, a paste module, and an injection module.

Claims

1. An apparatus for communicating interactive forms and reports in messaging applications, the apparatus comprising:

a selection module configured to select a markup language instruction;

a copy module in communication with the selection module, the copy module configured to copy the markup language instruction and post the markup language instruction into a clipboard as a markup language object;

a paste module in communication with the clipboard, the paste module configured to paste the markup language object into a data entry field associated with a messaging application; and

an injection module configured to inject the markup language object into a message transmission to a second messaging application.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the markup language instruction further comprises an interactive markup language form.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the selection module further comprises a World Wide Web (WWW) compatible application plug-in configured to identify a source of the markup language instruction.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the copy module further comprises a conversion module configured to convert the markup language instruction into a markup language object.

5. An apparatus for communicating interactive forms and reports in messaging applications, the apparatus comprising:

a receiver module configured to receive a message transmission from a first messaging application;

a markup language rendering module in communication with the receiver module, the markup language rendering module configured to render a markup language object into a markup language form; and

a display module in communication with the markup language rendering module, the display module configured to display the markup language form in a messaging window associated with a second messaging application.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the markup language rendering module is further configured to render the markup language object into an interactive markup language form, wherein the recipient of the interactive markup language form may interact with the interactive markup language form as though it were an interactive web page.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the interactive markup language form further comprises an interactive control displayed within the viewing window of the second messaging application, wherein the interactive control is configured to receive indicia from a user of the remote messaging application.

8. A system for communicating interactive forms and reports in messaging applications, the system comprising:

a first messaging application comprising;

a selection module configured to select a markup language instruction;

a copy module in communication with the selection module, the copy module configured to copy the markup language instruction and post the markup language instruction into a clipboard as a markup language object;

a paste module in communication with the clipboard, the paste module configured to paste the markup language object into a data entry field associated with a messaging application; and

an injection module configured to inject the markup language object into a message transmission to a second messaging application; and

the second messaging application comprising;

a receiver module configured to receive the message transmission from the first messaging application;

a markup language rendering module in communication with the receiver module, the markup language rendering module configured to render the markup language object into a markup language form; and

a display module in communication with the markup language rendering module, the display module configured to display the markup language form in a messaging window associated with the second messaging application.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the markup language instruction further comprises an interactive markup language form.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the selection module further comprises a World Wide Web (WWW) compatible application plug-in configured to identify a source of the markup language instruction.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the copy module further comprises a conversion module configured to convert the markup language instruction into a markup language object.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the markup language rendering module is further configured to render the markup language object into an interactive markup language form, wherein the recipient of the interactive markup language form may interact with the interactive markup language form as though it were an interactive web page.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the interactive markup language form further comprises an interactive control displayed within the viewing window of the second messaging application, wherein the interactive control is configured to receive indicia from a user of the remote messaging application.

14. A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having computer usable program code executable to perform operations for communicating interactive forms and reports in messaging applications, the operations of the computer program product comprising:

selecting a markup language instruction;

copying the markup language instruction and post the markup language instruction into a clipboard as a markup language object;

pasting the markup language object into a data entry field associated with a messaging application; and

injecting the markup language object into a message transmission to a second messaging application.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the markup language instruction further comprises an interactive markup language form.

16. The computer program product of claim 14, further comprising a World Wide Web (WWW) compatible application plug-in configured to identify a source of the markup language instruction.

17. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein copying further comprises converting markup language instructions into a markup language object.

18. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a message transmission from a first messaging application;

rendering a markup language object into a markup language form; and

displaying the markup language form in a messaging window associated with a second messaging application.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, further comprising rendering the markup language object into an interactive markup language form.

20. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein the interactive markup language form further comprises an interactive control displayed within the viewing window of the second messaging application, wherein the interactive control is configured to receive indicia from a user of the remote messaging application.