SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATION OF BROWSER BASED APPLICATIONS IN A MANAGED APPLICATION ENVIRONMENT

• US 20150215370A1
• Filed: 01/22/2015
• Published: 07/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ip Ot Sub Ulc
• Original Assignee: Open TEXT SA (Open Text Corporation)
• Inventors: de la Chevrotiere, Eric Andre
• Granted Patent: US 9,967,311 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal

Abstract

Embodiments as disclosed may include an integration application that allows multiple disparate applications to be integrated. Specifically, in certain embodiments, a method of providing multiple browser-based applications through a single interface may include providing a single interface, configured for integrating the multiple browser-based applications, to a user, wherein the single interface has a parent area associated with a set of applications and a child area for presenting content associated with the set of applications.

Claims

1. A system for integration of multiple applications in a managed application environment, the system comprising:

a single interface deployed on a client computing device coupled over a network to an application server and an integration application server, the single interface configured for integrating multiple applications to a user, wherein the single interface has a parent area associated with a set of applications and a child area for presenting content associated with the set of applications, the client computing device includes a browser presenting the single interface and the integration application server includes an integration application to configure the client computing device in association with the browser;

a first link to a first application provided by the application server in the parent area to receive a first selection of the first application from the set of applications associated with the parent area for presenting content of the first application in the child area, wherein a parent URL associated with presentation of the content of the first application includes a domain identifier and parameters associated with the first application; and

a second link to a second application provided by the application server in the parent area to receive a second selection of the second application from the set of applications associated with the parent area for presenting content of the second application in the child area without alteration to at least a portion of the parent area, wherein presenting the content of the second application includes updating the parent URL so that the parent URL associated with the content of the second application includes the domain identifier and parameters associated with the second application.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the single interface further comprises:

a common login interface for receiving a user credential of the user through the single interface and authenticating the user with respect to the first application and the second application based on the user credential.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the child area appears to be on a same domain as the parent area.

4. The system of claim 3, further comprising:

a script for polling the browser to obtain data on the second application, determine that a child URL associated with the child area has changed and update the parent URL to reflect the child URL, wherein the parent URL includes the domain identifier and parameters associated with the child URL.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a notification area provided in the parent area for receiving a notification associated with the first application and presenting the notification through the parent area.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein content associated with the second application is being presented in the child area when the notification is received.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the parent area is configured for a group including the user by a systems administrator and configuring the parent area includes configuring the set of applications and a user menu for the parent area.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the integration application is configured to create a bookmark of the parent URL, such that by selecting the bookmark both the parent area and the child area displaying the content of the second application are presented in the single interface.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the received first selection is determined using a portion of a child URL associated with the child area.

10. A method of providing multiple applications through a single interface, comprising:

providing a single interface configured for integrating multiple applications to a user, wherein the single interface has a parent area associated with a set of applications and a child area for presenting content associated with the set of applications;

receiving, from the parent area, a first selection of a first application from the set of applications associated with the parent area;

presenting content of the first application in the child area, wherein a parent URL associated with presentation of the content of the first application includes a domain identifier and parameters associated with the first application;

receiving, from the parent area, a second selection of a second application from the set of applications associated with the parent area; and

presenting content of the second application in the child area without alteration to at least a portion of the parent area, wherein presenting the content of the second application includes updating the parent URL so that the parent URL associated with the content of the second application includes the domain identifier and parameters associated with the second application.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising receiving a user credential of the user through the single interface and authenticating the user with respect to the first application and the second application based on the user credential.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the child area appears to be on a same domain as the parent area.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising polling a browser presenting the single interface to obtain data on the second application, determining that a child URL associated with the child area has changed and updating the parent URL to reflect the child URL, wherein the parent URL includes the domain identifier and parameters associated with the child URL.

14. The method of claim 10, further comprising receiving a notification associated with the first application and presenting the notification through the parent area.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein content associated with the second application is being presented in the child area when the notification is received.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the parent area is configured for a group including the user by a systems administrator and configuring the parent area includes configuring the set of applications and a user menu for the parent area.

17. The method of claim 10, further comprising creating a bookmark of the parent URL, such that by selecting the bookmark both the parent area and the child area displaying the content of the second application are presented in the single interface.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein the received first selection is determined using a portion of a child URL associated with the child area.

19. A computer readable medium, including instructions for integration of multiple applications in a managed application environment, the instructions for providing:

a single interface deployed on a client computing device coupled over a network to an application server and an integration application server, the single interface configured for integrating multiple applications to a user, wherein the single interface has a parent area associated with a set of applications and a child area for presenting content associated with the set of applications, the client computing device includes a browser presenting the single interface and the integration application server includes an integration application to configure the client computing device in association with the browser;

a first link to a first application provided by the application server in the parent area to receive a first selection of the first application from the set of applications associated with the parent area for presenting content of the first application in the child area, wherein a parent URL associated with presentation of the content of the first application includes a domain identifier and parameters associated with the first application; and

a second link to a second application provided by the application server in the parent area to receive a second selection of the second application from the set of applications associated with the parent area for presenting content of the second application in the child area without alteration to at least a portion of the parent area, wherein presenting the content of the second application includes updating the parent URL so that the parent URL associated with the content of the second application includes the domain identifier and parameters associated with the second application.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the single interface further comprises a common login interface for receiving a user credential of the user through the single interface and authenticating the user with respect to the first application and the second application based on the user credential.