Architecture to Expose Internal Business Data on a Website

• US 20130019153A1
• Filed: 09/15/2012
• Published: 01/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Billharz, Alan, Monarch, Michael, Rey-Babarro, Marta
• Granted Patent: US 10,108,734 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/212
• 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 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/117 Tagging; Marking up details of markup languages G06F40/143; Designating a block; Setting of attributes style sheets, e.g. eXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformation [XSLT], G06F40/154
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/18 of spreadsheets form-filling G06F40/174
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/53 using third party service providers

Abstract

A method for importing document data into a website hosted on a server computer includes a block of document data that is received at the server computer. The block of document data includes data from an identified section of a document. In response to receiving the block of document data, the server computer automatically updates a web page component on the website. The web page component is selected via a document widget on the server computer. The document data is mapped to the web page component.

Claims

9. A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processing unit of an electronic computing device, cause the processing unit to:

receive a selection of a document widget at the server computer, the document widget being a graphical user interface component available at the server computer;

receive an identification of a document from which document data is to be obtained;

after the document is identified, establish a connection between the document widget and the document;

receive a selection of a web page component specifying a format for displaying the selected document data;

receive a selection of document data in the identified document;

receive, at the server computer via the connection between the document widget and the document, document data from the document;

map the document data to the web page component on the web page; and

in response to mapping the document data to the web page component, update the web page component with the document data, such that the web page component with the document data is displayable.

1. A method implemented on a server computer for importing data and presenting the data on a web page hosted on the server computer, the method comprising:

receiving a selection of a document widget at the server computer;

receiving a selection of a document having document data;

establishing a connection between the document widget and the document;

receiving a selection of document data in the document;

receiving a selection of a web page component specifying a format for displaying the selected document data;

mapping the selected document data to the format of the web page component; and

publishing the web page such that the web page component with the document data is displayable.

2. The method of claim 1, comprising:

receiving updated document data when the document has changed; and

in response to receiving the updated document data, updating the web page component on the web page with the updated document data such that the web page displays the web page component with the document data.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving updated document data when the document has changed occurs when a save operation for the document is processed.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising the document widget being selected from a plurality of widgets on the server computer, the selection of the document widget activating a user interface associated with the document widget on the server computer, the document being selected via the user interface.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising, providing a secure connection between the server computer and a client computer, the block of document data being transmitted to the server computer from the client computer using the secure connection.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising the document originating from a third party application.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising sending configuration and security information from the server computer to the third party application.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising the server computer periodically requesting the block of data from a data storage system.

10. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, comprising:

receiving updated document data when the document has changed; and

in response to receiving the updated document data, updating the web page component on the web page with the updated document data such that the web page displays the web page component with the document data.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein receiving updated document data when the document has changed occurs when a save operation for the document is processed.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, further comprising, providing a secure connection between the server computer and a client computer, the block of document data being transmitted to the server computer from the client computer using the secure connection.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, further comprising the document originating from a third party application.

15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, further comprising sending configuration and security information from the server computer to the third party application.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, further comprising the server computer periodically requesting the block of data from a data storage system.

12-1. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, further comprising the document widget being selected from a plurality of widgets on the server computer, the selection of the document widget activating a user interface associated with the document widget on the server computer, the document being identified and selected via the user interface.

17. A method implemented on a server computer for importing data into a web page hosted on the server computer, the method comprising:

receiving a selection of a document widget at the server computer, the document widget being a graphical user interface component available at the server computer;

receiving a location to position the document widget;

in response to receiving the location to position the document widget, positioning the document widget at the location on the web page;

in response to positioning the document widget at the location on the web page, receiving identification of a document from which data is to be obtained;

after the document is identified, establishing a connection between the document widget and the document;

after the connection is established, receiving a selection that identifies a section of the document from which data is to be obtained;

receiving a selection of a web page component on the web page in which to display data from the document within the web page component;

receiving a block of document data comprising data from the identified section of the document;

in response to receiving the block of document data, automatically updating the web page component on the web page;

mapping the document data to the web page component on the web page; and

sending data from the server computer to display the mapped document data within the web page component on the web page.

18. The method of claim 17, comprising:

receiving updated document data when the document has changed; and

in response to receiving the updated document data, updating the web page component on the web page with the updated document data such that the web page displays the web page component with the document data.

19. The method of claim 17, further comprising, providing a secure connection between the server computer and a client computer, the block of document data being transmitted to the server computer from the client computer using the secure connection.

20. The method of claim 17, further comprising the server computer periodically requesting the block of data from a data storage system.