MOBILE APPLICATION FOR ACCESSING A SHAREPOINT® SERVER

• US 20140026190A1
• Filed: 07/22/2013
• Published: 01/23/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IQVIA, Inc. (IQVIA Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: IMS Health Incorporated (IQVIA Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Stuart, Andrew, Kaminski, Thomas
• Granted Patent: US 9,112,845 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/3
• 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: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

Abstract

A method of and a mobile processing device for accessing a web application platform. The method includes installing an application configured to access a server hosting the web application platform, configuring the application, wherein configuring comprises generating at least one of a data capture list and a data lookup list available to the application, transferring authentication information to the server, receiving an indication of which application configurations the application is permitted to access based upon the authentication information, and displaying a set of one or more icons related to the application configurations the application is permitted to access. The mobile processing device includes various hardware components for performing the method.

Claims

1. A method of accessing a web application platform from a mobile processing device, the method comprising:

installing, on the mobile processing device, an application configured to access a server hosting the web application platform;

configuring, on the mobile processing device, the application, wherein configuring comprises generating at least one of a data capture list and a data lookup list available to the application;

transferring, by the mobile processing device, authentication information to the server;

receiving, by the mobile processing device, an indication of which application configurations the application is permitted to access based upon the authentication information; and

displaying, on a display operably connected to the mobile processing device, a set of one or more icons related to the application configurations the application is permitted to access.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the application further comprises configuring a listing of users and groups that have access to particular application configurations.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising presenting a user with the captured data lists in response to a received indication of selection of at least one of the set of icons.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the data capture list and the data lookup list comprises at least one of configuration name, configuration icon, effective date, operational parameters, a configuration enabled query, expiration date, a forced update query, an online only query, refresh data frequency, a save user credentials query, specified users and a user session timeout.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an indication of a user selection of a specific record from the set of icons;

rendering a content of the selected specific record on the mobile processing device; and

creating a local cached copy of the selected specific record.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising displaying the selected specific record on the mobile device.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising synchronizing data between the mobile processing device and the server when a connection is established between the mobile processing device and the server.

8. A mobile processing device for accessing a web application platform, the mobile processing device comprising:

a processor;

a display operably connected to the processor; and

a non-transitory computer readable medium operably connected to the processor, the computer readable medium containing a set of instructions configured to instruct the processor to;

install an application configured to access a server hosting the web application platform,

configure the application, wherein configuring comprises generating at least one of a data capture list and a data lookup list available to the application,

transfer authentication information to the server,

receive an indication of which application configurations the application is permitted to access based upon the authentication information, and

output, on the display, a set of one or more icons related to the application configurations the application is permitted to access.

9. The mobile processing device of claim 8, wherein the instructions for causing the processor to configure the application further comprises instructions for causing the processor to configure a listing of users and groups that have access to particular application configurations.

10. The mobile processing device of claim 9, further comprising instructions for causing the processor to present a user with the captured data lists in response to a received indication of selection of at least one of the set of icons.

11. The mobile processing device of claim 8, wherein the data capture list and the data lookup list comprises at least one of configuration name, configuration icon, effective date, operational parameters, a configuration enabled query, expiration date, a forced update query, an online only query, refresh data frequency, a save user credentials query, specified users and a user session timeout.

12. The mobile processing device of claim 8, further comprising instructions for causing the processor to:

receive an indication of a user selection of a specific record from the set of icons;

render a content of the selected specific record on the mobile processing device; and

create a local cached copy of the selected specific record.

13. The mobile processing device of claim 12, further comprising instructions for causing the processor to display the selected specific record on the mobile device.

14. The mobile processing device of claim 8, further comprising instructions for causing the processor to synchronize data between the mobile processing device and the server when a connection is established between the mobile processing device and the server.