System and method for configuring an application via a visual map interface
First Claim
1. A method for configuring a configurable application via a visual map interface, the method comprising:
- providing a visual map into which a user can enter configuration data for the configurable application, wherein the visual map includes one or more predefined topics that correspond to configurable portions of the configurable application and wherein the user is able to enter the configuration data as subtopics to the predefined topics;
storing data in the visual map;
receiving a request from the configurable application for configuration data; and
providing configuration data entered into the visual map to the configurable application.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method for configuring an application via a visual map interface. The method involves providing a visual map into which a user can enter configuration data for the application. The visual map includes predefined topics that correspond to configurable portions of the application, and the user enters the configuration data as subtopics to the predefined topics. The predefined topics may be defined by a programmer or system administrator for the configurable application. When the configurable application requests the configuration data, the applicable data entered into the subtopics is sent to the configurable application.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for configuring a configurable application via a visual map interface, the method comprising:
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providing a visual map into which a user can enter configuration data for the configurable application, wherein the visual map includes one or more predefined topics that correspond to configurable portions of the configurable application and wherein the user is able to enter the configuration data as subtopics to the predefined topics; storing data in the visual map; receiving a request from the configurable application for configuration data; and providing configuration data entered into the visual map to the configurable application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium and comprising code, that, when executed by a computer, enables the computer to perform the following method:
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providing a visual map into which a user can enter configuration data for the configurable application, wherein the visual map includes one or more predefined topics that correspond to configurable portions of the configurable application and wherein the user is able to enter the configuration data as subtopics to the predefined topics; storing data in the visual map; receiving a request from the configurable application for configuration data; and providing configuration data entered into the visual map to the configurable application. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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