HI-EFFICIENCY WIZARD FRAMEWORK SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20090254822A1
• Filed: 04/04/2008
• Published: 10/08/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: GREENLEE, KENNETH L.
• Application Number:
  US12/098,031
• Publication Number:
  US 20090254822A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/708
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display

Abstract

A method and computer program product for defining a first data request for presentation within a wizard. The first data request solicits a first response from a user of the wizard. At least a second data request is defined for presentation within the wizard after receipt of the first response from the user. The at least a second data request solicits at least a second response from the user of the wizard. A computing device is defined as the intended recipient of the first response and the at least a second response. The first response and the at least a second response are concurrently provided to the computing device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

defining a first data request for presentation within a wizard, wherein the first data request solicits a first response from a user of the wizard;

defining at least a second data request for presentation within the wizard after receipt of the first response from the user, wherein the at least a second data request solicits at least a second response from the user of the wizard; and

defining a computing device as the intended recipient of the first response and the at least a second response, wherein the first response and the at least a second response are concurrently provided to the computing device.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least a second data request is based, at least in part, upon the first response from the user of the wizard.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein concurrently providing the first response and the at least a second response to the computing device includes:

receiving and storing the first response;

receiving and storing the at least a second response;

combining the first response and the at least a second response to form a combined response; and

providing the combined response to the computing device.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein concurrently providing the first response and the at least a second response to the computing device includes:

receiving and storing the first response;

receiving and storing the at least a second response;

sequentially providing the first response and the at least a second response to the computing device.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein concurrently providing the first response and the at least a second response to the computing device includes:

providing the first response to the computing device only after the at least a second response is received from the user.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the wizard is a multi-page wizard that defines a first wizard page and at least a second wizard page.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the first data request is defined within the first wizard page.

8. The method of claim 6 wherein the at least a second data request is defined within the at least a second wizard page.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the computing device is a webserver.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the wizard is a JavaScript-based wizard.

11. A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

defining a first data request for presentation within a wizard, wherein the first data request solicits a first response from a user of the wizard;

defining at least a second data request for presentation within the wizard after receipt of the first response from the user, wherein the at least a second data request solicits at least a second response from the user of the wizard; and

defining a computing device as the intended recipient of the first response and the at least a second response, wherein the first response and the at least a second response are concurrently provided to the computing device.

12. The computer program product of claim 11 wherein the at least a second data request is based, at least in part, upon the first response from the user of the wizard.

13. The computer program product of claim 11 wherein the instructions for concurrently providing the first response and the at least a second response to the computing device include instructions for:

receiving and storing the first response;

receiving and storing the at least a second response;

combining the first response and the at least a second response to form a combined response; and

providing the combined response to the computing device.

14. The computer program product of claim 11 wherein the instructions for concurrently providing the first response and the at least a second response to the computing device include instructions for:

receiving and storing the first response;

receiving and storing the at least a second response;

sequentially providing the first response and the at least a second response to the computing device.

15. The computer program product of claim 11 wherein the instructions for concurrently providing the first response and the at least a second response to the computing device include instructions for:

providing the first response to the computing device only after the at least a second response is received from the user.

16. The computer program product of claim 11 wherein the wizard is a multi-page wizard that defines a first wizard page and at least a second wizard page.

17. The computer program product of claim 16 wherein the first data request is defined within the first wizard page.

18. The computer program product of claim 16 wherein the at least a second data request is defined within the at least a second wizard page.

19. The computer program product of claim 11 wherein the computing device is a webserver.

20. The computer program product of claim 11 wherein the wizard is a JavaScript-based wizard.