Method for Providing a Navigation Element in an Application
First Claim
1. A computerized method for providing a navigation element in a first application, comprising:
- reading from a configuration entry a first piece of information identifying a reference provider,reading a second piece of information from said configuration entry or from a memory, said second piece of information being associated with information to be fetched from a second application and comprising a parameter,retrieving a reference from said reference provider, said reference referring to said information to be fetched from said second application and conforming to a format expected by said second application, andpresenting a navigation element associated with said reference by said first application.
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Abstract
Integration of a first application and at least one second application can be done in the following way without requiring changes to the application source code even if the number or identity of the second application(s) changes. The first application reads a first piece of information identifying a reference provider and a second piece of information associated with information to be fetched from a second application from a configuration entry. The first application retrieves a reference from said reference provider, said reference referring to said information to be fetched from said second application and conforming to a format expected by said second application. The first application presents a navigation element associated with said reference to a user.
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13 Claims
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1. A computerized method for providing a navigation element in a first application, comprising:
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reading from a configuration entry a first piece of information identifying a reference provider, reading a second piece of information from said configuration entry or from a memory, said second piece of information being associated with information to be fetched from a second application and comprising a parameter, retrieving a reference from said reference provider, said reference referring to said information to be fetched from said second application and conforming to a format expected by said second application, and presenting a navigation element associated with said reference by said first application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13)
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9. Computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to:
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read a first piece of information from a configuration entry by a first application, said first piece of information identifying a reference provider, read a second piece of information from said configuration entry or from a memory means by said first application, said second piece of information being associated with information to be fetched from a second application and comprising a parameter, retrieve a reference from said reference provider by said first application, said reference referring to information to be fetched from said second application and conforming to a format expected by said second application, and present a navigation element associated with said reference by said first application.
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10. Data processing system for integrating applications, comprising:
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storage for storing a configuration entry to be read by a first application, said configuration entry containing a first piece of information for identifying a reference provider and a second piece of information being associated with information to be fetched from a second application and comprising a parameter, a communication module for communicating with further data processing systems, a user interface device for presenting information, and a processing component operatively connected to said storage, communication module and user interface device for retrieving a reference from said reference provider and presenting a navigation element associated with said reference using said user input device, said reference referring to information to be fetched from said second application and conforming to a format expected by said second application.
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11. Data processing system for integrating applications, comprising:
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at least one computing device including; a system for reading a first piece of information and a second piece of information, said first piece of information identifying a reference provider from a configuration entry, a system for reading a second piece of information from said configuration entry or from a memory, said second piece of information being associated with information to be fetched from a second application and comprising a parameter, a system for retrieving a reference from said reference provider, said reference referring to information to be fetched from said second application and conforming to a format expected by said second application, and a system for presenting a navigation element based on said reference by a first application.
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