Communication console with component aggregation

• US 8,706,812 B2
• Filed: 04/07/2010
• Issued: 04/22/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ON24, Inc.
• Original Assignee: ON24, Inc.
• Inventors: Sahasi, Jayesh, Rojas, Brent
• Primary Examiner(s): SCOTT, RANDY A
• Application Number:
  US12/755,849
• Publication Number:
  US 20110252094A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,476 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709/204, 709/205, 709/217, 709/219, 709/225, 715/239, 715/240, 715/751
• US Class Current: 709/205
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/38 for implementing user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/104 Peer-to-peer [P2P] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1091 Interfacing with client-server systems or between P2P systems
• 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

Systems methods and devices are provided for a presentation including a communications console with component aggregation. In one potential implementation, a computing device with an application framework receives a communication manager object via a network connectivity device and executes the communication manager object within the application framework. The computing device may then receive and execute communications components and a presentation components within the application framework using the communication manager object. The communication manager object may then manages interface and display of the presentation information via the application framework, as modified by communication components.

Claims

1. A method for creating a communication console with aggregated components, said method comprising:

receiving a communications manager object at a computing device, wherein the computing device comprises an application framework capable of running the communication manager object;

executing the communication manager object within the application framework without executing any portion of the communications manager object outside of the application framework;

receiving a first and second communications components at the computing device, and executing the communications components within the application framework to present a presentation to a user;

registering a first request from the first communications component with the communications manager object in which the communications manager object and the first communications component exchange data;

registering a second request from the second communications component with the communications manager object in which the communications manager object and the second communications component exchange data;

identifying, by the communications manager object, a priority for the first request and the second request;

verifying, by the communications manager object, access permissions for the first request and the second request; and

metering access, using the communications manager object, to the application framework by the first and second communications component.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving the first and the second communications components further comprises registering the first and second communications components with a registration module of the communications manager object.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the registration module of the communications manager object includes an open format for registering an unlimited number of modules.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising creating a user interface from user interface information contained in the first communications component for display as part of the communications console.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising modifying the user interface using user interface information contained in the second communications component.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising adjusting the user interface using standardization settings from the communications manager object to standardize the user interface information from the second communications component and the user interface information from the first communications component.