ENTERPRISE APPLICATION WORKCENTER

• US 20120072817A1
• Filed: 09/16/2011
• Published: 03/22/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Sondhi, Bhupinder Singh, Dubey, Richa, Tsang, Bill, Kao, Yachuan (Cathy), Libby, Christine E., Scantland, Donald M. Jr., Portal, Frederic, Cooper, Lilli I., Murray, Lisa B., Chau, May W., Johnson, Roxanne M., Yin, Weishin, Blakey, Ellen Werner, Morcos, Amira A.
• Granted Patent: US 9,785,685 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/205
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A first computer system displays a user interface that includes a first portion and a non-overlapping, second portion. The first portion includes a first pagelet that comprises a plurality of first active links. The first portion also includes a second pagelet that includes a plurality of second active links. One of the first active links is activated, and in response the first computer system displays a first user interface in the second area. The first user interface includes a list of first links, wherein the list of first links is displayed while the first active links and the second active links are displayed in the first and second pagelets, respectively.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

a first computer system displaying a user interface, the user interface comprising a first portion and a non-overlapping, second portion;

the first portion comprising a first pagelet that comprises a plurality of first active links;

the first portion comprising a second pagelet that comprises a plurality of second active links;

activating one of the first active links;

in response to activating the one of the first active links, the first computer system displaying a first user interface in the second area, the first user interface comprising a list of first links, wherein the list of first links is displayed while the first active links and the second active links are displayed in the first and second pagelets, respectively.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising an act of implementing a first search in response to activating the one of the first active links, wherein the first links correspond to data objects, respectively, of a database that meet search criteria of the first search.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising an act of implementing a secondary search in response to implementing the first search, wherein the first links correspond to data objects, respectively, of the database that meet search criteria of the secondary search.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising:

activating a second of the first active links;

in response to activating the second of the first active links, the computer system displaying a second user interface in the second area, the second user interface comprising a list of second links, wherein the list of second links is displayed while the first active links and the second active links are displayed in the first and second pagelets, respectively, and wherein the list of second links are distinct from the list of first links.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising an act of implementing a second search in response to activating the second of the first active links, wherein the second links correspond to data objects, respectively, of the database that meet search criteria of the second search.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising an act of implementing another secondary search in response to implementing the second search, wherein the second links correspond to data objects, respectively, of the database that meet search criteria of the other secondary search.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising:

a second computer system displaying a user interface, the user interface displayed by the second computer system comprising a first portion and a non-overlapping, second portion;

the first portion of the user interface displayed by the second computer system comprising a first pagelet that comprises a plurality of first active links, wherein the plurality of first links displayed by the first computer system are identical to the plurality of first links displayed by the second computer system;

activating one of the first active links displayed by the second computer system;

in response to activating the one of the first active links displayed by the second computer system, the second computer system displaying a first user interface in the second area, the first user interface displayed by the second computer system comprising a list of first links, wherein the list of first links displayed by first computer system is different from the list of first links displayed by the second computer system.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising an act of re-implementing the first search in response to activating the one of the first active links displayed by the second computer system, wherein the first links displayed by the second computer system correspond to data objects, respectively, of the database that meet search criteria of the first search.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising an act of implementing an additional secondary search in response to re-implementing the first search, wherein the first links displayed by the second computer system correspond to data objects, respectively, of the database that meet search criteria of the additional secondary search.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

activating one of the first links;

in response to activating one of the first links, the first computer system displaying another user interface in the second area;

wherein the other user interface comprises information retrieved from a database.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

activating one of the second active links;

in response to activating the first of the second active links, the first computer system displaying another user interface in the second area, the other user interface comprising a report generated by an enterprise application, wherein the other interface is displayed while the first active links and the second active links are displayed in the first and second pagelets, respectively.

12. One or more computer readable mediums that comprise instructions, wherein a method is implemented in response to executing the instructions, the method comprising:

displaying a user interface, the user interface comprising a first portion and a non-overlapping, second portion;

the first portion comprising a first pagelet that comprises a plurality of first active links;

the first portion comprising a second pagelet that comprises a plurality of second active links;

in response to activating one of the first active links, the displaying a first user interface in the second area, the first user interface comprising a list of first links, wherein the list of first links is displayed while the first active links and the second active links are displayed in the first and second pagelets, respectively.

13. The one or more computer readable mediums of claim 12 wherein the first links correspond to data objects, respectively, of a database that meet search criteria of a first search.

14. The one or more computer readable mediums of claim 13 wherein the first links correspond to data objects, respectively, of the database that meet search criteria of a secondary search.

15. The one or more computer readable mediums of claim 14 wherein the method further comprises:

in response to activating a second of the first active links, the displaying a second user interface in the second area, the second user interface comprising a list of second links, wherein the list of second links is displayed while the first active links and the second active links are displayed in the first and second pagelets, respectively, and wherein the list of second links are distinct from the list of first links.

16. The one or more computer readable mediums of claim 15 wherein the first list of links can be displayed after user navigation to a first search page followed by entry of first search criteria therein, wherein the second list of links can be displayed after user navigation to a second search page followed by entry of second search criteria therein, wherein the first search criteria is distinct from the second search criteria, wherein user navigation to the first search page comprises navigation through a first set of menus, wherein user navigation to the second search page comprises navigation through a second set of menus, wherein the first set of menus is distinct from the second set of menus.

17. The one or more computer readable mediums of claim 16:

wherein the first user interface is displayed without the user navigation to the first search page and entry of first search criteria therein;

wherein the second user interface is displayed without the user navigation to the second search page and entry of first search criteria therein.

18. The one or more computer readable mediums of claim 17 wherein the method further comprises displaying another user interface in the second area in response to activation of one of the first links, wherein the other user interface comprises information retrieved from a database.

19. In a system in which a list of first links can be displayed after user navigation to a first search page followed by entry of first search criteria therein, and in which a list of second links can be displayed after user navigation to a second search page followed by entry of second search criteria therein, a method for configuring multiply distinct user interfaces, the method comprising:

a computer system displaying a first user interface, the first user interface comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion comprising a plurality of first active links;

in response to user activation of a first active link of the plurality, the computer system displaying the list of first links in the second portion, wherein the list of first links are displayed in the second portion without the navigation to the first search page or entry of the first search criteria therein;

in response to the user activation of a second active link of the plurality, the computer system displaying the list of second links in the second portion, wherein the list of second links are displayed in the second portion without the navigation to the second search page of entry of the second search criteria therein.

20. The method of claim 19 further comprising:

implementing a first search in response to user activation of the first active link, wherein the list of first links correspond to data objects, respectively, of a database that meet search criteria of the first search;

implementing a secondary search in response to implementing the first search, wherein the list first links correspond to data objects, respectively, of the database that meet search criteria of the secondary search.