Programming portal applications

• US 7,509,659 B2
• Filed: 11/18/2004
• Issued: 03/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: McArdle, James M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; Van H
• Application Number:
  US10/992,523
• Publication Number:
  US 20060168595A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,587 Days
• Field of Search: 719/313, 719/328, 719/310, 719/311, 719/321, 719/323, 709/201, 709/219
• US Class Current: 719/328
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/544 Remote
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/545 Gui
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/452 Remote windowing, e.g. X-Window System, desktop virtualisation protocols for virtual reality H04L67/131
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications

Abstract

Provided is a method for enabling dynamic graphical interfacing with a server from a client. A method includes receiving at a portlet, a plurality of user-generated drawing location identifiers, mapping the user-generated drawing location identifiers to an Applet function via an Applet application programming interface (API), and generating a drawing using a drawing method with the user-generated drawing location identifiers. After the drawing is generated a drawing is returned to a user associated with the user-generated drawing location identifiers. The user-generated drawing location identifiers can be one or more of mouse clicks, taps, and tablet PC drawing indications via a pen. The portlet enables a graphical interface via the Applet API and the Applet API is stored in a Java Archive file (JAR). The JAR file enables multiple users to view the drawing without requiring local files.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for enabling dynamic graphical interfacing with a server from a client, the method comprising:

receiving at a portlet, a plurality of user-generated drawing location identifiers;

mapping the user-generated drawing location identifiers to an Applet function via an Applet application programming interface (API);

generating a drawing using a drawing method with the user-generated drawing location identifiers; and

returning the generated drawing to a user associated with the user-generated drawing location identifiers;

wherein the user-generated drawing location identifiers are one or more of mouse clicks, taps, and tablet PC drawing indications via a pen;

wherein the portlet enables a graphical interface via the Applet API;

wherein the mapping includes mapping Applet methods to portlet methods; and

wherein the Applet API enables multiple users to view the drawing without requiring local files.