METHOD AND SYSTEM TO CONTROL OPERATION OF A PORTLET
First Claim
1. A method to control operation of a portlet associated with a portal page, comprising:
- deactivating a selected portlet in response to operating a deactivation feature;
freezing a portlet content in the selected portlet except a reactivation feature in response to deactivating the selected portlet; and
reactivating the selected portlet in response to operating the reactivation feature,wherein the deactivated selected portlet is prevented from being moved, closed, edited or affected.
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Abstract
A method to control a portlet associated with a portal page may include deactivating a selected portlet in response to operating a deactivation feature. The method may also include reactivating the selected portlet in response to operating a reactivation feature. The method may also include freezing a portlet content in the selected portlet in response to deactivating the selected portlet. The method may further include disabling hyperlinks, buttons and other inputs to the selected portlet in response to deactivating the selected portlet. The method may further include reconfiguring a portal server to ensure that a portlet content of a selected portlet cannot be affected while the selected portlet is deactivated.
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29 Claims
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1. A method to control operation of a portlet associated with a portal page, comprising:
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deactivating a selected portlet in response to operating a deactivation feature; freezing a portlet content in the selected portlet except a reactivation feature in response to deactivating the selected portlet; and reactivating the selected portlet in response to operating the reactivation feature, wherein the deactivated selected portlet is prevented from being moved, closed, edited or affected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method to control operation of a portlet associated with a portal page, comprising:
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deactivating a selected portlet in response to operating a deactivation feature; overlaying the selected portlet with an electronic pane or window to block all inputs of the selected portlet while the selected portlet is deactivated except a reactivation feature in the portlet; and reactivating the selected portlet in response to operating the reactivation feature, wherein the deactivated selected portlet is prevented from being moved, closed, edited or affected. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method to control operation of a portlet associated with a portal page, comprising:
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deactivating a selected portlet by at least one of preserving, freezing or caching data or information in the selected portlet; and changing a behavior of the deactivated selected portlet on the portal page, wherein the deactivated selected portlet is prevented from being moved, closed, edited or affected. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method to form a portal page, comprising:
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providing a plurality of portlets; providing a deactivation feature associated with at least one of the plurality of portlets to deactivate the portlet to preserve a selected content of the at least one portlet; and forming a reactivation feature in response to the at least one portlet being deactivated, wherein the deactivated portlet is prevented from being moved, closed, edited or affected. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method of making a system to control operation of a portlet, comprising:
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providing a portal server; providing a portlet deactivation/reactivation feature operable on the portal servers; and providing means for freezing a portlet content in a selected portlet in response to deactivating the selected portlet, wherein the deactivated selected portlet is prevented from being moved, closed, edited or affected. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer-readable medium comprising one from the group consisting of an electronic medium, a magnetic medium, an electromagnetic medium a semiconductor medium, having computer-executable instructions for performing a method, comprising:
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deactivating a selected portlet in response to operating a deactivation feature; freezing a portlet content in the selected portlet in response to deactivating the selected portlet; and reactivating the selected portlet in response to operating a reactivation feature, wherein the deactivated selected portlet is prevented from being moved, closed, edited or affected. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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