OBJECT-ORIENTED SYSTEM FOR CREATING AND MANAGING WEBSITES AND THEIR CONTENT

• US 20110023017A1
• Filed: 09/30/2010
• Published: 01/27/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Calvin, Phil
• Granted Patent: US 8,572,559 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/120
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/986 Document structures and storage, e.g. HTML extensions
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/106 Display of layout of documents; Previewing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/24 Object-oriented
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/34 Graphical or visual programming
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/36 Software reuse
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/38 for implementing user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1063 Application servers providing network services systems providing special services to telephonic subscribers H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

The invention teaches a method for creating and managing a website as an object oriented system, comprising: providing on a system server a plurality of hierarchical classes of objects, each of the classes representing one aspect of the storage, presentation and logic of a website; providing on a web server an interface operable to present representations of objects instantiating the plurality of hierarchical classes and receive commands meant to one of: instantiate a new object, destroy a presented object, and change a property of a presented object; and storing on a database server objects as a traversable tree in accordance with the plurality of hierarchical classes.

Claims

1. A method for creating and managing a website as an object-oriented system, comprising:

(a) providing on a system server a plurality of hierarchical classes of objects, each of the classes representing one aspect of the storage, presentation and logic of a website;

(b) providing on a web server an interface operable to;

(i) present representations of objects instantiating the plurality of hierarchical classes; and

(ii) receive commands meant to one of;

(1) instantiate a new object;

(2) destroy a presented object; and

(3) change a property of a presented object; and

(c) storing on a database server objects as a traversable tree in accordance with the plurality of hierarchical classes.

2. A method as claimed in claim 1, further including rendering a requested portion of the website by:

(a) traversing the corresponding portion of the object tree; and

(b) generating a dynamic webserving in response to the properties of the traversed objects.

3. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein providing an interface includes providing a user-interface.

4. A method as claimed in claim 3, wherein presenting representations of objects includes presenting symbolic representations of objects.

5. A method as claimed in claim 4, wherein providing a user-interface includes providing a WYSIWYG user-interface.

6. A method as claimed in claim 5, wherein receiving commands includes receiving user-inputs.

7. A system for creating and managing a website as an object-oriented system, comprising:

(a) a system server operable to provide a plurality of hierarchical classes of objects, each of the classes representing one aspect of the storage, presentation and logic of a website;

(b) a web server in communication with the system server and operable to provide an interface operable to;

(i) present representations of objects instantiating the plurality of hierarchical classes; and

(ii) receive commands meant to one of;

(1) instantiate a new object;

(2) destroy a presented object; and

(3) change a property of a presented object; and

(c) a database server in communication with the system server and operable to store objects as a traversable tree in accordance with the plurality of hierarchical classes.

8. A system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the system server is further operable to render a requested portion of the website by:

(a) traversing the corresponding portion of the object tree; and

(b) generating a dynamic webserving in response to the properties of the traversed objects.

9. A system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the web server is operable to provide an interface that is a user-interface.

10. A system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the web server is operable to present representations of objects that are symbolic representations of objects.

11. A system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the web server is operable to present a user-interface that is a WYSIWYG user-interface.

12. A system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the web server is operable to receive a command that is a user-input.

13. A system for creating and managing a website as an object-oriented system, comprising:

(a) means for providing a plurality of hierarchical classes of objects, each of the classes representing one aspect of the storage, presentation and logic of a website;

(b) means for providing an interface, including;

(i) means for presenting representations of objects instantiating the plurality of hierarchical classes; and

(ii) means for receiving commands meant to one of;

(1) instantiate a new object;

(2) destroy a presented object; and

(3) change a property of a presented object; and

(c) means for storing objects as a traversable tree in accordance with the plurality of hierarchical classes.

14. A system as claimed in claim 13, further including means for rendering a requested portion of the website.

15. A system as claimed in claim 14, wherein the means for rendering includes:

(a) means for traversing the corresponding portion of the object tree; and

(b) means for generating a dynamic webserving in response to the properties of the traversed objects.

16. A system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the means for providing an interface includes means for providing a user-interface.

17. A system as claimed in claim 16, wherein the means for presenting representations of objects includes means for presenting symbolic representations of objects.

18. A method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the means for providing a user-interface includes means for providing a WYSIWYG user-interface.

19. A method as claimed in claim 18, wherein the means for receiving commands includes means for receiving user-inputs.