ADAPTIVE UI REGIONS FOR ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS

• US 20100205567A1
• Filed: 02/10/2009
• Published: 08/12/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Danielson, David, Mochel, Kari, Bhowmick, Arin, Haire, Michael John, Musa, Rami
• Granted Patent: US 8,769,436 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/840
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 7/00 Methods or arrangements for processing data by operating upon the order or content of the data handled logic circuits H03K19/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/38 for implementing user interfaces

Abstract

An adaptive region system can include an adaptive region module and a display module. The adaptive region module can include a mini region button panel module capable of generating a mini region button panel having multiple mini region buttons, a view panel module capable of generating a view panel having multiple view buttons, and a region panel module capable of generating a region panel having multiple mini regions. The display module can visually display the mini region button panel, the view panel, and the region panel.

Claims

1. An adaptive region system, comprising:

a mini region button panel module operable to generate a mini region button panel, wherein the mini region button panel comprises a plurality of mini region buttons;

a view panel module operable to generate a view panel, wherein the view panel comprises a plurality of view buttons;

a region panel module operable to generate a region panel, wherein the region panel comprises a plurality of mini regions; and

a display module operable to visually display at least some of the mini region button panel, at least some of the view panel, and at least some of the region panel.

2. The adaptive region system of claim 1, wherein the display module comprises a monitor.

3. The adaptive region system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of mini region buttons corresponds to one of the plurality of mini regions.

4. The adaptive region system of claim 1, further comprising a storing module operable to store settings information pertaining to at least one of the mini region button panel, the view panel, and the region panel.

5. The adaptive region system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of mini region buttons comprises at least one of a mini region maximize/minimize button and an add button.

6. The adaptive region system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of mini regions comprises at least one of a mini region maximize/minimize button, a minimize-to-button button, and an add button.

7. The adaptive region system of claim 1, wherein the mini region button panel further comprises a mini region button panel maximize/minimize button.

8. The adaptive region system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of view buttons corresponds to an arrangement of at least one of the mini region button panel, the view panel, and the region panel.

9. The adaptive region system of claim 1, wherein the view panel further comprises a Save View button operable to invoke a view storing module to store a customized configuration of a view.

10. The adaptive region system of claim 5, further comprising an add module operable to, responsive to an action performed in connection with the add button, invoke a user interface comprising multiple data fields, wherein each data field is operable to receive input.

11. The adaptive region system of claim 1, further comprising a summary module operable to provide a summary of information pertaining to at least one business object.

12. The adaptive region system of claim 6, further comprising an add module operable to, responsive to an action performed in connection with the add button, invoke a user interface comprising multiple data fields, wherein each data field is operable to receive input.

13. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

displaying a region panel comprising a space operable to hold multiple mini regions;

displaying a mini region button panel comprising a plurality of mini region buttons, wherein each of the plurality of mini region buttons corresponds to one of the multiple mini regions;

displaying an adaptive region view panel comprising a plurality of adaptive region view buttons, wherein each of the plurality of adaptive region view buttons corresponds to an arrangement of the multiple mini regions within the region panel.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, further comprising creating a first arrangement of the multiple mini regions within the region panel.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 14, further comprising editing the first arrangement of the multiple mini regions within the region panel.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, further comprising storing the edited first arrangement of the multiple mini regions within the region panel as a second arrangement.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein editing the first arrangement of the multiple mini regions within the region panel comprises at least one of adding at least one of the multiple mini regions to the region panel and removing at least one of the multiple mini regions from the region panel.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein editing the first arrangement of the multiple mini regions within the region panel comprises switching a first position of a first one of the multiple mini regions with a second position of a second one of the multiple mini regions.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, further comprising adding content to one of the multiple mini regions responsive to an action corresponding to an add button.

20. One or more tangible computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform a method comprising:

generating a mini region button panel having mini region buttons;

generating a view panel having view buttons;

generating a region panel;

placing multiple mini regions within the region panel as part of a first arrangement;

editing the first arrangement; and

storing the edited first arrangement.