Dynamic display of web page content for editing and review

• US 8,555,159 B1
• Filed: 12/13/2006
• Issued: 10/08/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Open Text Corporation
• Original Assignee: EMC Corporation (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Shmulevich, Igor, Tang, Gary, Chen, Ling, Simmons, Andy
• Primary Examiner(s): Ries, Laurie
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mills, Frank D
• Application Number:
  US11/638,081
• Time in Patent Office: 2,491 Days
• Field of Search: 715/202, 715/208, 715/277, 715/760, 715/255
• US Class Current: 715/255
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/134 Hyperlinking

Abstract

Facilitating definition of a web page is disclosed. An indication that an external data is to be incorporated into the web page from an external source, such as another web page, is received via an editing interface. The external data is retrieved in real time from the external source and displayed in the editing interface.

Claims

1. A method of facilitating definition of a web page, comprising:

receiving via an editing interface an indication that a server side include associated with a media asset is to be incorporated into the web page from an external source, wherein;

a) the media asset is one of;

a video and an image;

b) the external source is a third party source; and

c) when the web page is requested by a user browser a server responding to the request obtains and inserts into the web page a current media asset currently associated with the server side include;

retrieving an instant media asset currently associated with the server side include from the external source;

displaying the instant media asset without leaving the editing interface as it would appear if the web page were published and then retrieved and displayed by a browser;

using a processor to check periodically for changes in the associated media asset currently associated with the server side include; and

in the event that one or more changes in the associated media asset have occurred, updating the displayed instant media asset without leaving the editing interface.

2. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an indication that a user desires to review the web page;

displaying the web page to the user, in a review interface that includes one or more review controls, in a manner such that selection of a live hypertext link included in the web page results in the same action as would occur if the web page was published and the live hypertext link was selected for access from a browser.

3. A method as recited in claim 2, further comprising retrieving from a repository a data associated with the web page.

4. A method as recited in claim 3, wherein at least one of said one or more review controls enables the user to open the web page in the editing interface.

5. A method as recited in claim 4, wherein the editing interface is configured to display for editing attribute data associated with the live hypertext link, in the event the live hypertext link is selected from within the editing interface, without retrieving and displaying a second web page associated with the live hypertext link.

6. A method as recited in claim 5, wherein at least one of said one or more review controls enables the user to promote or approve the web page within a review or approval process.

7. A method as recited in claim 6, wherein the review or approval process is managed by a component comprising or otherwise associated with a repository in which data comprising or otherwise associated with the web page is stored.

8. A method as recited in claim 7, wherein after the web page has passed a review or approval process the web page is published by operation of a component or other process comprising or otherwise associated with a repository in which data comprising or otherwise associated with the web page is stored.

9. A method as recited in claim 8, further comprising providing the review interface with web browser functionality.

10. A method as recited in claim 9, wherein the web browser functionality comprising retrieving and displaying, in the event the live hypertext link is selected, a second web page associated with the live hypertext link.

11. A system for facilitating definition of a web page, comprising:

a processor configured to;

receive via an editing interface an indication a server side include associated with a media asset is to be incorporated into the web page from an external source, wherein;

a) the media asset is one of;

a video and an image;

b) the external source is a third party source; and

c) when the web page is requested by a user browser a server responding to the request obtains and inserts into the web page a current media asset currently associated with the server side include;

retrieve an instant media asset currently associated with the server side include from the external source;

display the instant media asset without leaving the editing interface as it would appear if the web page were published and then retrieved and displayed by a browser;

check periodically for changes in the associated media asset currently associated with the server side include; and

in the event that one or more changes in the associated media asset have occurred, updating the displayed instant media asset without leaving the editing interface;

and

a storage configured to store data associated with the web page, coupled to the processor.

12. A system as recited in claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive an indication that a user desires to review the web page;

display the web page to the user, in a review interface that includes one or more review controls, in a manner such that selection of a live hypertext link included in the web page results in the same action as would occur if the web page was published and the live hypertext link was selected for access from a browser.

13. A system as recited in claim 12, wherein at least one of said one or more review controls enables the user to open the web page in the editing interface.

14. A system as recited in claim 13, wherein the web page is opened in the editing interface the processor is configured to display for editing attribute data associated with the link, in the event the link is selected from within the editing interface, without retrieving and displaying a second web page associated with the link.

15. A system as recited in claim 14, wherein at least one of said one or more review controls enables the user to promote or approve the web page within a review or approval process.

16. A computer program product for facilitating definition of a web page, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

receiving via an editing interface an indication that a server side include associated with a media asset is to be incorporated into the web page from an external source, wherein;

a) the media asset is one of;

a video and an image;

b) the external source is a third party source; and

c) when the web page is requested by a user browser a server responding to the request obtains and inserts into the web page a current media asset currently associated with the server side include;

retrieving an instant media asset currently associated with the server side include from the external source;

displaying the instant media asset without leaving the editing interface as it would appear if the web page were published and then retrieved and displayed by a browser;

checking periodically for changes in the associated media asset currently associated with the server side include; and

in the event that one or more changes in the associated media asset have occurred, updating the displayed instant media asset without leaving the editing interface.

17. A computer program product as recited in claim 16, further comprising computer instructions for:

receiving an indication that a user desires to review the web page;

displaying the web page to the user, in a review interface that includes one or more review controls, in a manner such that selection of a live hypertext link included in the web page results in the same action as would occur if the web page was published and the live hypertext link was selected for access from a browser.

18. A computer program product as recited in claim 17, wherein at least one of said one or more review controls enables the user to open the web page in the editing interface.

19. A computer program product as recited in claim 18, wherein the editing interface is configured to display for editing attribute data associated with the live hypertext link, in the event the live hypertext link is selected from within the editing interface, without retrieving and displaying a second web page associated with the live hypertext link.