CUSTOMIZING AT LEAST ONE COMPUTER SOFTWARE APPLICATION FOR AT LEAST ONE USER BASED ON DATA ASSOCIATED WITH THE USER

• US 20110167362A1
• Filed: 01/07/2010
• Published: 07/07/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Nichols, Jeffrey W.
• Application Number:
  US12/609,861
• Publication Number:
  US 20110167362A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/762
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files

Abstract

The present invention provides a processor-implemented method and system of customizing at least one computer software application for at least one user based on data associated with the user. In an exemplary embodiment, the method and system include, (1) allowing the user to specify the data, (2) permitting the user to associate the data with at least one field in the application, and (3) letting the user change the structure of the application based on at least one preference value stored in at least one preference database. In an exemplary embodiment, the method and system include (1) allowing the user to specify the data, (2) permitting the user to associate the data with at least one field in the application, and (3) letting the user change the content of the application based on at least one preference value stored in at least one preference database.

Claims

1. A processor-implemented method of customizing at least one computer software application for at least one user based on data associated with the user, comprising:

allowing the user to specify the data;

permitting the user to associate the data with at least one field in the application; and

letting the user change the structure of the application based on at least one preference value stored in at least one preference database.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the allowing comprises allowing the user to set the value in the database.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the allowing comprises allowing the user to set the value while interacting with at least one content page associated with the application.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the allowing comprises allowing the user to set the value via an interface to a customization application in a customization system.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the letting comprises:

identifying at least one content page associated with the application;

searching the database for at least one related value that is related to the page, thereby resulting in at least one found value;

inserting the found value into the page; and

removing the page based on the found value.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the letting comprises:

identifying at least one content page associated with the application;

searching the database for at one least related value that is related to the page, thereby resulting in at least one found value;

inserting the found value into the page; and

splitting the page into at least two other content pages based on the found value.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the letting comprises:

identifying at least one content page associated with the application;

searching the database for at least one related value that is related to the page, thereby resulting in at least one found value;

inserting the found value into the page; and

combining the page with at least one other content page based on the found value.

8. A processor-implemented method of customizing at least one computer software application for at least one user based on data associated with the user, comprising:

allowing the user to specify the data;

permitting the user to associate the data with at least one field in the application; and

letting the user change the content of the application based on at least one preference value stored in at least one preference database.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the allowing comprises allowing the user to set the value in the database.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the allowing comprises allowing the user to set the value while interacting with at least one content page associated with the application.

11. The method of claim 9 wherein the allowing comprises allowing the user to set the value via an interface to a customization application in a customization system.

12. The method of claim 8 wherein the permitting comprises permitting the user to make the application avoid displaying at least one field that is associated with the value.

13. The method of claim 8 wherein the letting comprises:

identifying at least one content page associated with the application;

searching the database for at least one related value that is related to the page, thereby resulting in at least one found value;

inserting the found value into the page; and

removing at least one designated field on the page based on the found value.

14. A processor-implemented system of customizing at least one computer software application for at least one user based on data associated with the user, comprising:

an allowing module configured to allow the user to specify the data;

a permitting module configured to permit the user to associate the data with at least one field in the application; and

a letting module configured to let the user change the structure of the application based on at least one preference value stored in at least one preference database.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein the allowing module comprises an allowing module configured to allow the user to set the value in the database.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein the allowing module comprises an allowing module configured to allow the user to set the value while interacting with at least one content page associated with the application.

17. The system of claim 15 wherein the allowing module comprises an allowing module configured to allow the user to set the value via an interface to a customization application in a customization system.

18. The system of claim 14 wherein the letting module comprises:

an identifying module configured to identify at least one content page associated with the application;

a searching module configured to search the database for at least one related value that is related to the page, thereby resulting in at least one found value;

an inserting module configured to insert the found value into the page; and

a removing module configured to remove the page based on the found value.

19. A processor-implemented system of customizing at least one computer software application for at least one user based on data associated with the user, comprising:

an allowing module configured to allow the user to specify the data;

a permitting module configured to permit the user to associate the data with at least one field in the application; and

a letting module configured to let the user change the content of the application based on at least one preference value stored in at least one preference database.

20. The system of claim 19 wherein the allowing module comprises an allowing module configured to allow the user to set the value in the database.

21. The system of claim 20 wherein the allowing module comprises an allowing module configured to allow the user to set the value while interacting with at least one content page associated with the application.

22. The system of claim 20 wherein the allowing module comprises an allowing module configured to allow allowing the user to set the value via an interface to a customization application in a customization system.

23. The system of claim 19 wherein the permitting module comprises a permitting module configured to permit the user to make the application avoid displaying at least one field that is associated with the value.

24. The system of claim 19 wherein the letting module comprises:

an identifying module configured to identify at least one content page associated with the application;

a searching module configured to search the database for at least one related value that is related to the page, thereby resulting in at least one found value;

an inserting module configured to insert the found value into the page; and

a removing module configured to remove at least one designated field on the page based on the found value.

25. A computer program product usable with a programmable computer having readable program code embodied therein of customizing at least one computer software application for at least one user based on data associated with the user, the computer program product comprising:

computer readable code for allowing the user to specify the data;

computer readable code for permitting the user to associate the data with at least one field in the application; and

computer readable code for letting the user change the structure of the application based on at least one preference value stored in at least one preference database.