Information messaging and collaboration system
First Claim
1. A method for interactive content retrieval and display at a computer connected to a network and having Internet access, the method comprising:
- providing a plurality of portlets selected by a user from a plurality of sources available via the Internet for retrieval of content for display in a user interface comprising a browser;
in response to user input at the computer, defining a particular message action to be taken in response to user interaction with a first portlet, mapping the particular message action to the first portlet to create a messaging portlet for sending a message to a registrar in response to user interaction with the messaging portlet;
wherein said registrar is located in the browser at the computer;
creating a listener portlet by registering a second portlet selected by the user with the registrar to receive messages from the messaging portlet;
in response to user interaction with the messaging portlet, retrieving particular content for display in the user interface based on the message received by the listener portlet from the messaging portlet; and
displaying the particular content in the user interface, wherein said registrar is located in a window of the browser and passes messages from the messaging portlet to the listener portlet without requiring communication with a remote computer, wherein the first portlet and the listener portlet are both included in the browser and inter-portlet messaging is handled by the browser without host interaction.
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Abstract
An information messaging and collaboration system is described. In one embodiment, for example, a method is described for interactive content retrieval and display, the method comprises steps of: providing a plurality of portlets for retrieval of content for display in a user interface; mapping a message action to a first portlet to create a messaging portlet for sending a message in response to user interaction with the messaging portlet; creating a listener portlet by registering a second portlet to receive messages from the messaging portlet; and in response to user interaction with the messaging portlet, retrieving particular content for display in the user interface based on the message received by the listener portlet from the messaging portlet.
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52 Claims
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1. A method for interactive content retrieval and display at a computer connected to a network and having Internet access, the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of portlets selected by a user from a plurality of sources available via the Internet for retrieval of content for display in a user interface comprising a browser; in response to user input at the computer, defining a particular message action to be taken in response to user interaction with a first portlet, mapping the particular message action to the first portlet to create a messaging portlet for sending a message to a registrar in response to user interaction with the messaging portlet; wherein said registrar is located in the browser at the computer; creating a listener portlet by registering a second portlet selected by the user with the registrar to receive messages from the messaging portlet; in response to user interaction with the messaging portlet, retrieving particular content for display in the user interface based on the message received by the listener portlet from the messaging portlet; and displaying the particular content in the user interface, wherein said registrar is located in a window of the browser and passes messages from the messaging portlet to the listener portlet without requiring communication with a remote computer, wherein the first portlet and the listener portlet are both included in the browser and inter-portlet messaging is handled by the browser without host interaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for interactive content retrieval and display at a computer connected to a network access and having Internet access, the system comprising:
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a user interface, configured to operated on the computer, comprising a browser and including a display, for display of content, the computer further being configured for a user to create an actioner module by defining a message action and associating the message action with the content selected by the user from a plurality of sources available via the Internet, wherein the actioner module is configured for display of the selected content in the user interface and sending a message based on user interaction with said actioner module; a registrar located in the browser at the computer for receiving the message from said actioner module and routing the message to at least one listener module registered to receive the message; and at least one listener module selected by the user registered for receiving the message from the registrar and retrieving and displaying content in the user interface based on the message sent by the actioner module, wherein said at least one listener module registers with the registrar to receive the message from the actioner module, wherein the registrar is located in a window of the browser and passes messages from the actioner module to the listener module without requiring communication with a remote computer, and wherein the actioner module and the at least one listener module are both included in the browser and messaging between the actioner module and the at least one listener module is handled by the browser without host interaction. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. In a computer connected to a network and having Internet access, a method for collaborative retrieval and display of information in a Web page, the method comprising:
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retrieving a plurality of elements selected by a user from a plurality of sources available via the Internet for display of information in a Web page; creating a registrar for receiving a message and routing the message to at least one listener element registered to receive the message; wherein said registrar is located in a browser at the computer; associating a message action specified by the user with a first element for sending a message in response to user interaction with the first element; registering at least one listener element selected by the user with the registrar for receiving a message sent by the first element; and in response to user interaction with the first element, displaying particular information on the Web page based on the message received by said at least one listener element from the first element, wherein said displaying step includes displaying particular content based on the message received by the listener element, wherein the message is received by the listener element from the first element without requiring communication with a remote computer, and wherein the first element and the listener element are both included in the browser and messaging between the first element and the listener element is handled by the browser without host interaction. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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